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Under Western eyes (Chandra Talpade Mohanty)

Under Western eyes (Chandra Talpade Mohanty). Purpose: To critique the universalism assumed of Third World women in western scholarship. Specifically it focuses on Zed Press women in the Third World series. Under Western eyes (Chandra Talpade Mohanty).

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Under Western eyes (Chandra Talpade Mohanty)

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  1. Under Western eyes (Chandra Talpade Mohanty) Purpose: To critique the universalism assumed of Third World women in western scholarship. Specifically it focuses on Zed Press women in the Third World series.

  2. Under Western eyes (Chandra Talpade Mohanty) The average Third World woman: sexually controlled; ignorant; poor; uneducated; tradition-bound; domestic; family-oriented; victimised vs. The western woman: educated; modern; having control of their own bodies and sexualities; having the freedom to make their own decisions.

  3. Under Western eyes (Chandra Talpade Mohanty) In western scholarship, women are homogeneous; they are seen to be oppressed in the same ways. Six ways under which women are seen as a category.

  4. Under Western eyes (Chandra Talpade Mohanty) 1. Women are victims of male violence; sexuality and reproductive potential are controlled. 2. Women are universally dependent on men and are all powerless. 3. Married women are victims of the colonial process; European colonialisation has changed traditional marriage system.

  5. Under Western eyes (Chandra Talpade Mohanty) 4. Women are in the family; all women live under the same patriarchal kinship system. 5. Religion (such as Islam) can explain women's unequal status. 6. The only development that matters is economic development.

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