GENDERED TRAJECTORIES 

Discourses of Difference, Resistance and Empowerment 

Introduction by Geraldine Forbes 

Edited by Parna Ghose, Monalisa Jha

This compilation of seventeen essays highlights the varied paths that Gender Studies has taken in the twenty-first century. Written by scholars from disciplines such as Social Sciences, Cultural Studies, and History, these essays examine the impact of women's question on diverse areas, including legislation, social reform, activism, and literature. The purpose of this publication is to present a range of approaches, methods, and methodologies that can enrich the growing domain of Gender Studies, and aims to provide both a comprehensive view of the discipline today and a vision for its potential directions in the future. 

Dr. Parna Ghose is Associate Professor, Department of English and Director of Women's Studies Centre, Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata. Among her edited volumes are Women's Voices: Visions and Perspectives and Re-visioning Sister Nivedita. She is also the editor of the peer-reviewed journal Newsletter published by the Women's Studies Centre of the College. 

Ms. Monalisa Jha is Assistant Professor, Department of English and Joint Director of Women's Studies Centre, Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata. Her areas of interest include Gender Studies, Autobiography Studies and Neo Victorian Literature. She is especially interested in the linkages and conflicts within the theorizations and praxes of Gender Studies and Feminist Studies, as they play out in the interface between academia and activism.