PE Usha, hegemonic masculinities and the public domain in Kerala: On the historical legacies of the contemporary

Inter-Asia Cultural Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 187-208

  Radhakrishnan, Ratheesh ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

History of the contemporary; Kerala; Masculinity; Narrative; Public domain; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748883941     PISSN: 14649373     EISSN: 14698447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649370500065912     Document Type: Article

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