Talking 'gender superiority' in virtual spaces: Web-based discourses of Hindu student groups in the US and UK

South Asian Diaspora

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-69

  Narayan, Anjana ^a   Purkayastha, Bandana ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Feminism; Gender; Hinduism; Immigrants; Racialization; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551497247     PISSN: 19438192     EISSN: 19438184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19438192.2010.539035     Document Type: Article

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