The Outsiders Within: A Dalit Feminist Standpoint in the Life Narratives of Dalit Women

About The BookThe Book Conveys Its Central Argument And Asserts That The Narratives Of Dalit Women Are Not Merely Sob Stories But Develop A Dalit Feminist Standpoint. The Exploration Examines The Marginalization Of Dalit Women, Their Subjectivity, Lack Of Voice As Reflected In The Dalit Movement, Dalit Literature, Indian Feminism, And In Their Everyday Lives. The Depth And Breadth Of The Research Conducted For This Book Are Impressive, Which Discusses Standpoint In Response To The Muted Group Theory, Leads To The New Import In Sociology, And Has Been Influential In Broadening The Feminist Perspectives. Several Theorists Have Adopted Standpoint Theory In Carving A Niche For Themselves. The Foundational Work Of Numerous Feminist Standpoint Theorists And Critical Thinkers, Namely Sandra G. Harding, Patricia Hill Collins, Bell Hooks, Dorothy E. Smith, Uma Narayan, Silvia Federici, Kathi Weeks, And The Rest Offer A Solid Theoretical And Methodological Grounding To This Book. The Book Also Uses Relevant Scholarly Sources From Several Other Disciplines And Theorists On Dalit Studies To Clarify The Role Of Nature And Function Of Politics And History In Constructing The Caste And GenderBased Hierarchal Social Structure. About The AuthorDr. Bhushan Sharma Is An Independent Researcher. She Resumed Her Studies After A Long Gap And Earned A Doctorate From Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, J&K India. She Has Edited A Special Issue, Casteing Gender: Intersectional Oppression Of Dalit Women In The Journal Of International WomenS Studies. The Author Has Presented Papers And Chaired Sessions At Numerous National And International Conferences And Has Published Several Research Articles And Book Reviews In Sci, Scopus, And Reputed Refereed Journals. She Is Interested In WomenS Writings, Marginalized Literature, And Indian Writings In English.