Outputs (54)

Divine Markets: Ethnographic Notes on Postnationalism and Moral Consumption in India (2017)
Book Chapter
Srivastava, S. (2017). Divine Markets: Ethnographic Notes on Postnationalism and Moral Consumption in India. In D. Rudnyckyj, & F. Osella (Eds.), Religion and the Morality of Market (94-115). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316888704.005

This chapter explores the connections between contemporary practices of religiosity and one of the most sociologically significant processes of contemporary Indian life: consumerism. The chapter builds upon other discussions that explore this relatio... Read More about Divine Markets: Ethnographic Notes on Postnationalism and Moral Consumption in India.

Gated Spaces, Commodity Cultures and the Politics of Gender (2017)
Book Chapter
Srivastava, S. (2017). Gated Spaces, Commodity Cultures and the Politics of Gender. In M. Bhatia (Ed.), Locating Gender in the New Middle-Class in India (129-148). Indian Institute of Advanced Study

Natives, Subjects, Consumers: Postcolonial Masculinities: Masculinities and Change: Notes on Continuities and Transformations in Indian Masculine Cultures (2016)
Journal Article
Srivastava, S. (2016). Natives, Subjects, Consumers: Postcolonial Masculinities: Masculinities and Change: Notes on Continuities and Transformations in Indian Masculine Cultures. Masculinites and Social Change, 5(1), 1905. https://doi.org/10.17583/mcs.2016.1905

This article explores recent histories of masculine cultures in India. The discussion proceeds through outlining the most significant sites of the making of masculinity discourses during the colonial, the immediate post-colonial as well as the contem... Read More about Natives, Subjects, Consumers: Postcolonial Masculinities: Masculinities and Change: Notes on Continuities and Transformations in Indian Masculine Cultures.

Masculinity Studies and Feminism: Othering the Self (2015)
Journal Article
Srivastava, S. (2015). Masculinity Studies and Feminism: Othering the Self. Economic and political weekly, 50(20), 33-36

Masculinity studies emerges from a conversation with feminism rather than either political activism that equates to feminist endeavours or reaction against the historical experience of oppression. But can men as social beings take part in a "conversa... Read More about Masculinity Studies and Feminism: Othering the Self.

Schooling, Culture and Modernity (2015)
Book Chapter
Srivastava, S. (2015). Schooling, Culture and Modernity. In M. Thapan (Ed.), Education and Society: Themes, Perspectives, Practices. Oxford University Press

Entangled urbanism: Slum, Gated community, and Shopping Mall in Delhi and Gurgaon (2015)
Book
Srivastava, S. (2015). Entangled urbanism: Slum, Gated community, and Shopping Mall in Delhi and Gurgaon. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780198099147.001.0001

What makes a city? Rather than a totality, a city is best understood through focusing upon different but interconnected spaces and processes that make for both dynamism and instability in human lives. Hence, the book ranges across a number of sites i... Read More about Entangled urbanism: Slum, Gated community, and Shopping Mall in Delhi and Gurgaon.

Modi-masculinity: Media, Manhood and ‘Traditions’ in a Time of Consumerism (2015)
Journal Article
Srivastava, S. (2015). Modi-masculinity: Media, Manhood and ‘Traditions’ in a Time of Consumerism. Television and New Media, 16(4), 331-348. https://doi.org/10.1177/1527476415575498

Media discourses—both independent journalism and advertisements—during the 2014 general election in India articulated a gendered focus on a significant aspect of Narendra Modi’s public representation relating to his forceful masculinity. His election... Read More about Modi-masculinity: Media, Manhood and ‘Traditions’ in a Time of Consumerism.

Shop Talk: Malls and their Publics (2014)
Book Chapter
Srivastava, S. (2014). Shop Talk: Malls and their Publics. In N. Mathur (Ed.), Consumer Cultures, Modernity and Identity (45-70). Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9789351507932.n2

Urban spaces, Post-nationalism and the Making of the Consumer-Citizen in India (2014)
Book Chapter
Srivastava, S. (2014). Urban spaces, Post-nationalism and the Making of the Consumer-Citizen in India. In P. Chatterjee, T. Guha-Thakurta, & B. Kar (Eds.), New Cultural Histories of India (409-436). Oxford University Press

Thrilling Affects: Sexuality, Masculinity, the City and “Indian Traditions” in the Contemporary Hindi “Detective” Novel (2013)
Journal Article
Srivastava, S. (2013). Thrilling Affects: Sexuality, Masculinity, the City and “Indian Traditions” in the Contemporary Hindi “Detective” Novel. Interventions, 15(4), 567-585. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369801X.2013.849426

This essay investigates the sexual cultures of contemporary Hindi-language ‘detective’ novels by focusing on the writings of one of India's biggest-selling authors, Ved Prakash Sharma. Sharma's novels are usually available at railway stations and bus... Read More about Thrilling Affects: Sexuality, Masculinity, the City and “Indian Traditions” in the Contemporary Hindi “Detective” Novel.