Browsing by Author "Karmakar, Goutam"

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    Episteme, sports, and media: Review of the film saina
    (Media Asia, 2023) Karmakar, Goutam; Pal, Payel
    Background: In recent years, the Indian Hindi film industry has produced a number of films like Mary Kom (Kumar, Citation2014) on boxing, Dangal (Tiwari, Citation2016) on wrestling, Panga (Tiwari, Citation2020) on kabaddi, Rashmi Rocket (Khurana, Citation2021) on track and field, and Shabaash Mithu (Mukherji, Citation2022) on cricket. These show the empowering journey of athletes in India. Saina (Gupte, Citation2021), directed by Amole Gupte, is one such Indian Hindi-language biographical sports film that chronicles the career trajectories of Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal (Parineeti Chopra). In doing so, the film pays homage to the individuals who have significantly contributed to her perseverance and indomitable spirit.
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    Towards a decolonial feminist intervention: Ethics and perspectives of françoise vergès
    (Journal of Gender Studies, 2023) Karmakar, Goutam
    In this conversation with Françoise Vergès, a French political scientist, historian, film producer, independent curator, activist, and public educator, Vergès talks about postcolonial studies and decolonial feminism. While the focus has been on Verges’ book A Decolonial Feminism, other aspects such as civilizational feminism, a feminist critical decolonial pedagogy, and ethical nuances have been discussed.