Selfing the City

Single Women Migrants and Their Lives in Kolkata

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
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Author: Ipshita Chanda ISBN: 9789381345245
Publisher: SAGE Publications Publication: April 24, 2017
Imprint: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd Language: English
Author: Ipshita Chanda
ISBN: 9789381345245
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Publication: April 24, 2017
Imprint: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
Language: English

Exploring the quest for ‘self’ in the city through migrant women’s narratives

This ethnographical study explores the process of migration and its economic, social and psychological dimensions, throwing light on the connection between middle-class women migrants and city spaces. The study is based on a survey, discussions and interviews, and highlights the emergence of a gendered citizen in an unknown and then gradually made-known or ‘selfed’ city.

Through their narratives, these women share their experiences of the emergence of the embodied ‘self’ while negotiating a modern urban space. This includes challenging existing notions of empowerment, intimacy and security, suggesting how what women need brings forth changes in themselves and in the process shapes the future of cities. 

 

 

 

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Exploring the quest for ‘self’ in the city through migrant women’s narratives

This ethnographical study explores the process of migration and its economic, social and psychological dimensions, throwing light on the connection between middle-class women migrants and city spaces. The study is based on a survey, discussions and interviews, and highlights the emergence of a gendered citizen in an unknown and then gradually made-known or ‘selfed’ city.

Through their narratives, these women share their experiences of the emergence of the embodied ‘self’ while negotiating a modern urban space. This includes challenging existing notions of empowerment, intimacy and security, suggesting how what women need brings forth changes in themselves and in the process shapes the future of cities. 

 

 

 

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