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AAP Insights in Women’s and Gender Studies: Reshaping Identities
Reviews “Important and timely . . . The insights and narratives shared in this volume make a significant contribution to rethinking empowerment through a postcolonial lens. They invite readers to recognize the layered, contested nature of women’s identities and labor beyond prevailing orthodoxies. By situating empowerment within local histories and intersectional realities, this book opens new spaces for imagining justice, dignity, and agency in societies still negotiating the legacies of colonialism. It challenges us all to listen deeply to these diverse voices and learn from the ways women continue to redefine power and possibility.” —From the Foreword by Prof. Ülkü Eriþoðlu, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Türkiye This new book, Narratives of Economic Empowerment: Women’s Identity Reconstruction in Colonial and Post-Colonial Societies, sheds light on how contemporary frameworks used to define and measure women’s empowerment are deeply embedded in colonial histories, with many of these inherited notions continuing to influence post-colonial societies. Rather than viewing women’s identities through colonial or paternalistic lenses, the volume argues for the construction of a new epistemology that is grounded in local contexts, indigenous knowledge systems, and women’s lived experiences. CONTENTS: About the Authors / Editors: Editors: Anish Gupta, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, India Anish Gupta, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, India. A recipient of PhD and MPhil degrees from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, he has the distinction of obtaining triple master’s degrees from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur; University of British Columbia, Canada; and International Institute of Population Studies, Mumbai, respectively. Presently, he is the visitor’s nominee to the Executive Council of the University of Hyderabad; member of the Academic Council of the National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration; and Coordinator of the University Grants Committee of Experts in Economics to integrate Indian Knowledge System in Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate Curriculum. Dr. Gupta is also the Editor of the International Journal of Education and Allied Sciences. With over 70 articles in mainstream newspapers like The Hindu, Indian Express, The Pioneer, Swarajya, and Dainik Jagran, Dr. Gupta has also published extensively in Economic and Political Weekly, Down to Earth, International Partition Documentation Journal, Delhi School of Economics Working Paper Series, Springer and Routledge journals, etc. Dr. Gupta has successfully completed projects awarded by the European Union, the Indian Council for Social Science Research, and the Indian Knowledge System. Vishnu Achutha Menon, PhD Assistant Professor. Department of Mass Communication and Media Studies, Central University of Punjab, India Vishnu Achutha Menon, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mass Communication and Media Studies, Central University of Punjab, India. His research interests span various fields, including film studies, new media, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), artificial intelligence (AI), data journalism and visualization, educational media, immersive technology, interactive media, media psychology, digital ethnography, smart education, digital pedagogy, verbal and nonverbal communication, South Asian performances, Natyasastra, and ethnomusicology. He has published journal articles in Economic and Political Weekly, IEEE Proceedings, Springer Lecture Note Series, International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), Studies in Media and Communication, Journal of Media and Communication, Journal of Arts, among others. Dr. Menon has contributed book chapters to publishers such as IGI Global, Wiley, CRC Press, and Emerald. He has also written book reviews for the Asian Theatre Journal, Space and Culture, Urban India, and others. He specializes in mixed methods in social sciences and humanities research. Shilpa Deo, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Humanities & Social Sciences at DES Pune University, India Shilpa Deo, PhD, is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences at DES Pune University, India. Dr. Deo has completed her doctoral degree (PhD) from the Gokhale Institute of Politics & Economics, Pune, India. She has successfully cleared the prestigious national entrance test organized by the University Grant Commission (UGC) to receive a Junior Research Fellowship award. Her teaching and research interests have been in development economics, microeconomics, macroeconomics, research methods, and international business. She has published several refereed chapters, two edited books, and refereed articles in national and international journals of repute. She has also presented her work at many reputed national and international conferences. Dr. Deo has won best research paper and paper presentation awards at two international conferences. She has been a reviewer and editorial board member for reputed journals. She has also delivered guest sessions for government-funded workshops. Currently, she serves as a Research Affiliate at the Centre for International Trade and Business in Asia, James Cook University, Australia. Fatma Feyza Gündüz, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration, Adana Alparslan Türkiye Science and Technology University, Türkiye Fatma Feyza Gündüz, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Business Administration at Adana Alparslan Türkiye Science and Technology University, Türkiye, where she also serves as Vice Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences. She completed her PhD in Statistics at Çukurova University in 2016 and was promoted to Associate Professor in Quantitative Decision Methods in 2023. Her research interests include mathematical, statistical, and econometric modeling, business statistics, decision-making methods, panel data analysis, regression modeling, and applications of gray systems and Markov models. Dr. Gündüz has published extensively in national and international journals and has authored and edited several books and book chapters with leading academic publishers. She has supervised multiple graduate theses and actively participates in international conferences and research projects. |
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