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October 31, 2025Studies in History

Imaging and Imagining the Ef/feminine Body in the Historiography of Pre-modern Indian Art

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The article explores how decolonization in Indian art highlights fertility and gender norms, questioning colonial narratives.

Key Points

  • The decolonization process in Indian art reinterprets early medieval art within its cultural context, emphasizing fertility.
  • Key evidence shows how gender norms shape narratives around Indian art, contrasting with colonial portrayals.
  • Analysis engages with historical discourse to critique the relegation of Indian civilization as feminine and inferior.
  • This highlights an alternative narrative that valorizes Indian traditions, challenging effeminization in art history.

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Seema Bawa (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6903fee5b25c631a42660061https://doi.org/10.1177/02576430251385713
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