Brosius, Christiane
In: Paragrana, 18 (2009), Nr. 1. pp. 267-283. ISSN 0938-0116 (Druck-Ausg.); 2196-6885 (Online-Ausg.)
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Abstract
This paper examines the gap between the wedding and the beauty or fitness industries, underlining how closely they are connected by means of ‘marketing the body’ and how much pressure is put on aspiring candidates in terms of their performance. The beautiful and the fit body of women as well as men have moved centre-stage in the feel-good ideology promoted in neoliberal urban India. The wedding ritual is a field of discourse through which a host of media and gender concepts are entangled in an ambivalent way: at once empowering and domesticating.
| Document type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Journal or Publication Title: | Paragrana |
| Volume: | 18 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Publisher: | de Gruyter |
| Place of Publication: | Berlin |
| Edition: | Zweitveröffentlichung |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jan 2023 10:10 |
| Date: | 2009 |
| ISSN: | 0938-0116 (Druck-Ausg.); 2196-6885 (Online-Ausg.) |
| Page Range: | pp. 267-283 |
| Faculties / Institutes: | Service facilities > Heidelberg Center for Transcultural Studies (HCTS) |
| DDC-classification: | 300 Social sciences |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Middle Class, Media, Ritual, Sexuality, Performance |
| Additional Information: | Dieser Beitrag ist aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich. *** This publication is freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively. |
