Sunil Khilnani, Vikram Raghavan, and Arun K. Thiruvengadam
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- January 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780198081760
- eISBN:
- 9780199082360
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198081760.003.0011
- Subject:
- Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law
This chapter discusses the role of the judiciary in Bangladesh in promoting and enforcing the principles of constitutionalism. It introduces the historical background of Bangladeshi constitutionalism ...
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This chapter discusses the role of the judiciary in Bangladesh in promoting and enforcing the principles of constitutionalism. It introduces the historical background of Bangladeshi constitutionalism and also outlines briefly the constitutional position of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. The author discusses how the Bangladeshi judiciary has renounced its constitutional responsibility of protecting the rule of law during the martial law regimes, and become a partner of the usurpers of the Constitution. During the democratic periods, the judges have, however, largely attempted to create a ground for actions in furtherance of constitutionalism. Also, the globalization process generally and the development of global human rights jurisprudence in particular have had a positive impact on the Court's changed role. The author also discusses how Public Interest Litigations (PILs) are helping willing and perceptive judges obtain the goals of justice and constitutionalism. The post-Emergency (2007-2008) judiciary in Bangladesh has engaged itself in regaining public confidence and rebuilding its image. The author concludes that his analyses of the judicial role in achieving and protecting constitutionalism show that while structural and political factors may retard the realization of this judicial role, a willing and able judiciary (steeped in the values of rule of law, justice, and human welfare) may effectively respond to the call for judicial vigilance for the protection of justice and good governance by overcoming any systemic inhibitions, and prohibitive legal and doctrinal boundaries.Less
This chapter discusses the role of the judiciary in Bangladesh in promoting and enforcing the principles of constitutionalism. It introduces the historical background of Bangladeshi constitutionalism and also outlines briefly the constitutional position of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. The author discusses how the Bangladeshi judiciary has renounced its constitutional responsibility of protecting the rule of law during the martial law regimes, and become a partner of the usurpers of the Constitution. During the democratic periods, the judges have, however, largely attempted to create a ground for actions in furtherance of constitutionalism. Also, the globalization process generally and the development of global human rights jurisprudence in particular have had a positive impact on the Court's changed role. The author also discusses how Public Interest Litigations (PILs) are helping willing and perceptive judges obtain the goals of justice and constitutionalism. The post-Emergency (2007-2008) judiciary in Bangladesh has engaged itself in regaining public confidence and rebuilding its image. The author concludes that his analyses of the judicial role in achieving and protecting constitutionalism show that while structural and political factors may retard the realization of this judicial role, a willing and able judiciary (steeped in the values of rule of law, justice, and human welfare) may effectively respond to the call for judicial vigilance for the protection of justice and good governance by overcoming any systemic inhibitions, and prohibitive legal and doctrinal boundaries.
Lotte Hoek
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- November 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780231162890
- eISBN:
- 9780231535151
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7312/columbia/9780231162890.001.0001
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
This book explores the shadowy world of the short, pornographic cut-piece clips that appear in some films in Bangladesh and examines their place in South Asian film culture. It provides a portrait of ...
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This book explores the shadowy world of the short, pornographic cut-piece clips that appear in some films in Bangladesh and examines their place in South Asian film culture. It provides a portrait of the production, consumption and cinematic pleasures of stray celluloid and shines a light on Bangladesh's state-owned film industry and popular practices of the obscene. It explains that a cut-piece is a strip of locally made celluloid pornography surreptitiously spliced into the reels of action films in Bangladesh. To explain this phenomenon, it follows the making and reception of Mintu the Murderer (2005), a popular, Bangladeshi B-quality action movie which is an embodiment of the cut-piece phenomenon. It traces the making of the movie from the early scriptwriting phase through to multiple screenings in remote Bangladeshi cinema halls. It follows the cut-pieces as they appear and disappear from the film, and shows how they destabilize its form, generate controversy and titillate audiences. The book also reframes conceptual approaches to South Asian cinema and film culture, drawing on media anthropology to decode the cultural contradictions of Bangladesh since the 1990s.Less
This book explores the shadowy world of the short, pornographic cut-piece clips that appear in some films in Bangladesh and examines their place in South Asian film culture. It provides a portrait of the production, consumption and cinematic pleasures of stray celluloid and shines a light on Bangladesh's state-owned film industry and popular practices of the obscene. It explains that a cut-piece is a strip of locally made celluloid pornography surreptitiously spliced into the reels of action films in Bangladesh. To explain this phenomenon, it follows the making and reception of Mintu the Murderer (2005), a popular, Bangladeshi B-quality action movie which is an embodiment of the cut-piece phenomenon. It traces the making of the movie from the early scriptwriting phase through to multiple screenings in remote Bangladeshi cinema halls. It follows the cut-pieces as they appear and disappear from the film, and shows how they destabilize its form, generate controversy and titillate audiences. The book also reframes conceptual approaches to South Asian cinema and film culture, drawing on media anthropology to decode the cultural contradictions of Bangladesh since the 1990s.
Bianca Karim and Tirza Theunissen
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- January 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199694907
- eISBN:
- 9780191731914
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199694907.003.0004
- Subject:
- Law, Public International Law
The status of international law within the domestic legal order, in the absence of clear national incorporating legislation, remains weak in Bangladesh. Until recently, very few treaties that have ...
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The status of international law within the domestic legal order, in the absence of clear national incorporating legislation, remains weak in Bangladesh. Until recently, very few treaties that have been ratified have been placed at the Parliament for codification into domestic law. Despite recommendations of various international treaty bodies as well as decisions of the Supreme Court flagging this issue, the government so far has not taken any action to implement these recommendations and decisions. Until such action is taken, courts in Bangladesh in effect remain barred from relying on international law and only may invoke it as an aid to interpretation when there is no domestic law on the issue or when the domestic law is unclear.Less
The status of international law within the domestic legal order, in the absence of clear national incorporating legislation, remains weak in Bangladesh. Until recently, very few treaties that have been ratified have been placed at the Parliament for codification into domestic law. Despite recommendations of various international treaty bodies as well as decisions of the Supreme Court flagging this issue, the government so far has not taken any action to implement these recommendations and decisions. Until such action is taken, courts in Bangladesh in effect remain barred from relying on international law and only may invoke it as an aid to interpretation when there is no domestic law on the issue or when the domestic law is unclear.
Rizwana Shamshad
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- March 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780199476411
- eISBN:
- 9780199090952
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780199476411.001.0001
- Subject:
- Political Science, Indian Politics
In January 2011, Felani Khatun was shot dead while attempting to cross the border from India to Bangladesh. Her body remained hung on the fence as a warning to those who illegally crossed an ...
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In January 2011, Felani Khatun was shot dead while attempting to cross the border from India to Bangladesh. Her body remained hung on the fence as a warning to those who illegally crossed an international border. Migration to India from the current geographical and political entity called Bangladesh is more than a century old and had begun long before the nation states were created in South Asia. Often termed as ‘foreigners’ and ‘infiltrators’, Bangladeshi migrants such as Felani find their way into India for the promise of a better future. Post 1971, there has been a steady movement of people from Bangladesh into India, both as refugees and for economic need, making this migration a complex area of inquiry. This book focuses on the contemporary issue of undocumented Bangladeshi migration to the three Indian states of Assam, West Bengal, and Delhi, and how the migrants are perceived in light of the ongoing discourses on the various nationalisms in India. Each state has a unique history and has taken different measures to respond to Bangladeshi migrants present in the state. Based on extensive fieldwork and insightful interviews with influential members from key political parties, civil society organizations, and Hindu and ethnic nationalist bodies in these states, the book explores the place and role of Bangladeshi migrants in relation to the inherent tension of Indian nationalism.Less
In January 2011, Felani Khatun was shot dead while attempting to cross the border from India to Bangladesh. Her body remained hung on the fence as a warning to those who illegally crossed an international border. Migration to India from the current geographical and political entity called Bangladesh is more than a century old and had begun long before the nation states were created in South Asia. Often termed as ‘foreigners’ and ‘infiltrators’, Bangladeshi migrants such as Felani find their way into India for the promise of a better future. Post 1971, there has been a steady movement of people from Bangladesh into India, both as refugees and for economic need, making this migration a complex area of inquiry. This book focuses on the contemporary issue of undocumented Bangladeshi migration to the three Indian states of Assam, West Bengal, and Delhi, and how the migrants are perceived in light of the ongoing discourses on the various nationalisms in India. Each state has a unique history and has taken different measures to respond to Bangladeshi migrants present in the state. Based on extensive fieldwork and insightful interviews with influential members from key political parties, civil society organizations, and Hindu and ethnic nationalist bodies in these states, the book explores the place and role of Bangladeshi migrants in relation to the inherent tension of Indian nationalism.
Lotte Hoek
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- November 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780231162890
- eISBN:
- 9780231535151
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7312/columbia/9780231162890.003.0004
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
This chapter explores the ways through which women position themselves in the making of the film, Mintu the Murderer. Even though Bangladeshi communities had influenced the ideal, conventional female ...
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This chapter explores the ways through which women position themselves in the making of the film, Mintu the Murderer. Even though Bangladeshi communities had influenced the ideal, conventional female deportment, in the film industry—particularly within the realm of screen—their deportment had already been negotiated. In Mintu the Murderer, Shavana, who played as Rani, and Shadnaz, who played as Sufia, were both against the idea of displaying their bodies on screen, because they found it vulgar to do so. Shavana, however, acts for fame, while Shadnaz acts for a living. In contrast, Jenny, who played as Tara and whose body had already been displayed as an object of lust onscreen, emulated a Bangladeshi modern woman. However, “extras” such as Josna, who played as Lopa, had a starkly different experience: they are always asked to act as either rape victims or dancing girls.Less
This chapter explores the ways through which women position themselves in the making of the film, Mintu the Murderer. Even though Bangladeshi communities had influenced the ideal, conventional female deportment, in the film industry—particularly within the realm of screen—their deportment had already been negotiated. In Mintu the Murderer, Shavana, who played as Rani, and Shadnaz, who played as Sufia, were both against the idea of displaying their bodies on screen, because they found it vulgar to do so. Shavana, however, acts for fame, while Shadnaz acts for a living. In contrast, Jenny, who played as Tara and whose body had already been displayed as an object of lust onscreen, emulated a Bangladeshi modern woman. However, “extras” such as Josna, who played as Lopa, had a starkly different experience: they are always asked to act as either rape victims or dancing girls.
Sue Yeandle and Lisa Buckner
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781847420541
- eISBN:
- 9781447302988
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781847420541.003.0005
- Subject:
- Sociology, Gender and Sexuality
This chapter addresses the labour-market situation and labour-force participation of ethnic-minority women, focusing on the local labour market situation of Indian women in Birmingham and Leicester; ...
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This chapter addresses the labour-market situation and labour-force participation of ethnic-minority women, focusing on the local labour market situation of Indian women in Birmingham and Leicester; the position of two much smaller ethnic-minority groups (Pakistani and Bangladeshi women), again in two specific local labour markets; and the relationship between changing levels of qualification, different family circumstances, and labour-market participation among Black Caribbean women. Indian women, in Birmingham and Leicester, experience clustering in the manufacturing sector, and disadvantage in terms of job level within it. Although many young Bangladeshi women had succeeded in accessing educational opportunities, mature women in this group were living lives very different from those of White British female residents. The experience of women of differing ethnicities indicates that living in the UK when young and educational achievement within the UK system both raise economic activity and employment rates.Less
This chapter addresses the labour-market situation and labour-force participation of ethnic-minority women, focusing on the local labour market situation of Indian women in Birmingham and Leicester; the position of two much smaller ethnic-minority groups (Pakistani and Bangladeshi women), again in two specific local labour markets; and the relationship between changing levels of qualification, different family circumstances, and labour-market participation among Black Caribbean women. Indian women, in Birmingham and Leicester, experience clustering in the manufacturing sector, and disadvantage in terms of job level within it. Although many young Bangladeshi women had succeeded in accessing educational opportunities, mature women in this group were living lives very different from those of White British female residents. The experience of women of differing ethnicities indicates that living in the UK when young and educational achievement within the UK system both raise economic activity and employment rates.
Sarah Glynn
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- January 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780719095955
- eISBN:
- 9781781707432
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9780719095955.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Social Stratification, Inequality, and Mobility
This exploration of one of the most concentrated immigrant communities in Britain combines a new narrative history, a theoretical analysis of the evolving relationship between progressive left ...
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This exploration of one of the most concentrated immigrant communities in Britain combines a new narrative history, a theoretical analysis of the evolving relationship between progressive left politics and ethnic minorities, and a critique of political multiculturalism. Its central concern is the perennial question of how to propagate an effective radical politics in a multicultural society: how to promote greater equality that benefits both ethnic minorities and the wider population, and why so little has been achieved. It charts how the Bengali Muslims in London’s East End have responded to the pulls of class, ethnicity and religion; and how these have been differently reinforced by wider political movements. Drawing on extensive recorded interviews, ethnographic observation, and long sorties into the local archives, it recounts and analyses the experiences of many of those who took part in over six decades of political history that range over secular nationalism, trade unionism, black radicalism, mainstream local politics, Islamism, and the rise and fall of the Respect Coalition. Through this Bengali case study and examples from wider immigrant politics, it traces the development and adoption of the concepts of popular frontism and revolutionary stages theory and of the identity politics that these ideas made possible. It demonstrates how these theories and tactics have cut across class-based organisation and acted as an impediment to tackling cross-cultural inequality; and it argues instead for a left alternative that addresses fundamental socio-economic divisions.Less
This exploration of one of the most concentrated immigrant communities in Britain combines a new narrative history, a theoretical analysis of the evolving relationship between progressive left politics and ethnic minorities, and a critique of political multiculturalism. Its central concern is the perennial question of how to propagate an effective radical politics in a multicultural society: how to promote greater equality that benefits both ethnic minorities and the wider population, and why so little has been achieved. It charts how the Bengali Muslims in London’s East End have responded to the pulls of class, ethnicity and religion; and how these have been differently reinforced by wider political movements. Drawing on extensive recorded interviews, ethnographic observation, and long sorties into the local archives, it recounts and analyses the experiences of many of those who took part in over six decades of political history that range over secular nationalism, trade unionism, black radicalism, mainstream local politics, Islamism, and the rise and fall of the Respect Coalition. Through this Bengali case study and examples from wider immigrant politics, it traces the development and adoption of the concepts of popular frontism and revolutionary stages theory and of the identity politics that these ideas made possible. It demonstrates how these theories and tactics have cut across class-based organisation and acted as an impediment to tackling cross-cultural inequality; and it argues instead for a left alternative that addresses fundamental socio-economic divisions.
Sanjib Baruah
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- October 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780195690828
- eISBN:
- 9780199081769
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195690828.003.0007
- Subject:
- Political Science, Indian Politics
In the late 1980s, Assam was rocked by an independentist militancy under the leadership of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) that the Indian government eventually suppressed by the 1990s ...
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In the late 1980s, Assam was rocked by an independentist militancy under the leadership of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) that the Indian government eventually suppressed by the 1990s with the help of two counter-insurgency campaigns and a series of clever political moves. Despite accusations of human rights abuses in Assam during the army operations, Indian officials claimed that their strategy in Assam was successful. Members of the ULFA surrendered their weapons, and agreed to give up their armed struggle as well as their desire to achieve independence for Assam. The author discusses the founding of ULFA in 1979 when the ‘Assam movement’ was campaigning around the issue of immigration to Assam from present-day Bangladesh. This chapter assesses the results of the Indian government’s strategy in Assam, focusing on its use of coercion and some of the de facto and de jure bargaining between factions among the militants and the government.Less
In the late 1980s, Assam was rocked by an independentist militancy under the leadership of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) that the Indian government eventually suppressed by the 1990s with the help of two counter-insurgency campaigns and a series of clever political moves. Despite accusations of human rights abuses in Assam during the army operations, Indian officials claimed that their strategy in Assam was successful. Members of the ULFA surrendered their weapons, and agreed to give up their armed struggle as well as their desire to achieve independence for Assam. The author discusses the founding of ULFA in 1979 when the ‘Assam movement’ was campaigning around the issue of immigration to Assam from present-day Bangladesh. This chapter assesses the results of the Indian government’s strategy in Assam, focusing on its use of coercion and some of the de facto and de jure bargaining between factions among the militants and the government.
Sarah Glynn
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- January 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780719095955
- eISBN:
- 9781781707432
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9780719095955.003.0005
- Subject:
- Sociology, Social Stratification, Inequality, and Mobility
Chapter 4 looks at the Bengalis’ continued links with their now independent homeland and with its politics (which it outlines), as the London community consolidated and settled and men were joined by ...
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Chapter 4 looks at the Bengalis’ continued links with their now independent homeland and with its politics (which it outlines), as the London community consolidated and settled and men were joined by their wives and families. This is a smaller scale politics, with different groups taking different positions, but it involves strong loyalties. As well as activity in Britain and the influence of immigrant money, the chapter discusses direct political involvement by returned immigrants and the possibilities of two centred politics. It also discusses the relative disenchantment of the younger, British-educated generation, and continued bonds with Bangladesh that are less overtly political, such as through regional organisations and their charitable activities. The chapter includes a discussion of the different meanings of secularism, and a critical examination of the growing conflicts between secular and religious politics.Less
Chapter 4 looks at the Bengalis’ continued links with their now independent homeland and with its politics (which it outlines), as the London community consolidated and settled and men were joined by their wives and families. This is a smaller scale politics, with different groups taking different positions, but it involves strong loyalties. As well as activity in Britain and the influence of immigrant money, the chapter discusses direct political involvement by returned immigrants and the possibilities of two centred politics. It also discusses the relative disenchantment of the younger, British-educated generation, and continued bonds with Bangladesh that are less overtly political, such as through regional organisations and their charitable activities. The chapter includes a discussion of the different meanings of secularism, and a critical examination of the growing conflicts between secular and religious politics.
James C. Scott
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300188301
- eISBN:
- 9780300189575
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300188301.003.0005
- Subject:
- Environmental Science, Nature
This chapter focuses on the migration history of the chars and shows that people arrived on chars from different areas at different times. Both groups of migrants—Biharis and Bangladeshis—who live on ...
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This chapter focuses on the migration history of the chars and shows that people arrived on chars from different areas at different times. Both groups of migrants—Biharis and Bangladeshis—who live on the Damodar chars have a tradition of outmigration from their own lands. At present, the majority of char dwellers belong to the Bangladeshi Hindu community and these refugees were granted patta to settle on chars by the district government of Burdwan after the Partition. The char dwellers live in a hostile environment, coping with floods, using skills and resources they have learned over years of experience with this phenomenon either in Bangladesh or in India. Chars could be only one area where the lower castes settled on the Indian side of the border. Geography and history come together in exploring twentieth-century legacies of colonial rule and in viewing divisions such as the Partition as political solutions.Less
This chapter focuses on the migration history of the chars and shows that people arrived on chars from different areas at different times. Both groups of migrants—Biharis and Bangladeshis—who live on the Damodar chars have a tradition of outmigration from their own lands. At present, the majority of char dwellers belong to the Bangladeshi Hindu community and these refugees were granted patta to settle on chars by the district government of Burdwan after the Partition. The char dwellers live in a hostile environment, coping with floods, using skills and resources they have learned over years of experience with this phenomenon either in Bangladesh or in India. Chars could be only one area where the lower castes settled on the Indian side of the border. Geography and history come together in exploring twentieth-century legacies of colonial rule and in viewing divisions such as the Partition as political solutions.
Mrinalini Chakravorty
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- November 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780231165969
- eISBN:
- 9780231537766
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7312/columbia/9780231165969.003.0005
- Subject:
- Literature, Criticism/Theory
This chapter reviews stereotypes of migrancy in Monica Ali's From Bangladesh to Brick Lane. The stereotypical depictions of culture in the novel—the feminization of the garment industry, the ...
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This chapter reviews stereotypes of migrancy in Monica Ali's From Bangladesh to Brick Lane. The stereotypical depictions of culture in the novel—the feminization of the garment industry, the dereliction of estate housing for immigrants, and the specter of unassimilable migrants—interrogates the essentialism of both British and Bangladeshi identities, altering what Sara Suleri's so-called “dislocated idiom of migrancy” reveals of the crises of stereotypes of destitution, displacement, tenement housing, and crowds. Also, the novel's engagement with the domestication of transnational labor compels readers to think about the extent in which the uneven differences of globalization depend on the traffic of stereotypes.Less
This chapter reviews stereotypes of migrancy in Monica Ali's From Bangladesh to Brick Lane. The stereotypical depictions of culture in the novel—the feminization of the garment industry, the dereliction of estate housing for immigrants, and the specter of unassimilable migrants—interrogates the essentialism of both British and Bangladeshi identities, altering what Sara Suleri's so-called “dislocated idiom of migrancy” reveals of the crises of stereotypes of destitution, displacement, tenement housing, and crowds. Also, the novel's engagement with the domestication of transnational labor compels readers to think about the extent in which the uneven differences of globalization depend on the traffic of stereotypes.
Ali Riaz
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- September 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780719089558
- eISBN:
- 9781781705803
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9780719089558.003.0001
- Subject:
- Political Science, UK Politics
The introduction provides the background of the study, discussion of the conceptual building blocks and an outline of the book. Three events are referred to as examples of the growing appeal of ...
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The introduction provides the background of the study, discussion of the conceptual building blocks and an outline of the book. Three events are referred to as examples of the growing appeal of political Islam to a section of British-Bangladeshis and the contestations within the community. This chapter also critically discusses the existing theoretical frameworks on diaspora and diasporic identity, and challenges the extant formulations of these concepts. It argues that they are limited and limiting, because they see diaspora as an end product instead of an ongoing experience, and diasporic identity as a fixed state instead of a dynamic process.Less
The introduction provides the background of the study, discussion of the conceptual building blocks and an outline of the book. Three events are referred to as examples of the growing appeal of political Islam to a section of British-Bangladeshis and the contestations within the community. This chapter also critically discusses the existing theoretical frameworks on diaspora and diasporic identity, and challenges the extant formulations of these concepts. It argues that they are limited and limiting, because they see diaspora as an end product instead of an ongoing experience, and diasporic identity as a fixed state instead of a dynamic process.
Sangay K. Mishra
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- January 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780816681150
- eISBN:
- 9781452954271
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- DOI:
- 10.5749/minnesota/9780816681150.003.0002
- Subject:
- Political Science, American Politics
Chapter 1 traces the social and political evolution of South Asians in the United States and underlines their history of racial exclusion, political activism, and transnationalism. The chapter traces ...
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Chapter 1 traces the social and political evolution of South Asians in the United States and underlines their history of racial exclusion, political activism, and transnationalism. The chapter traces the formation of Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi communities and situates these communities in the larger context of the major Asian American groups.Less
Chapter 1 traces the social and political evolution of South Asians in the United States and underlines their history of racial exclusion, political activism, and transnationalism. The chapter traces the formation of Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi communities and situates these communities in the larger context of the major Asian American groups.
Lotte Hoek
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- November 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780231162890
- eISBN:
- 9780231535151
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7312/columbia/9780231162890.003.0001
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
This introductory chapter presents an overview of the ethnography—more specifically, the cut-piece phenomenon—of the Bangladeshi action film, Mintu the Murderer. The term cut-piece is derived from ...
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This introductory chapter presents an overview of the ethnography—more specifically, the cut-piece phenomenon—of the Bangladeshi action film, Mintu the Murderer. The term cut-piece is derived from the practice of cutting scenes or images out of a film's reels before submitting it to the Bangladeshi Film Censor Board. Cut-piece films as well as the practices, institutions, and space generated around them are generally considered obscene in Bangladesh. In this context, “obscene” would mean the representation of sexuality in ways that are considered socially and morally unacceptable. But there is a contradiction at the core of obscenity: in order to ascertain and disavow what is obscene, a socially inappropriate and “coarse” representation of sexuality must be brought to public attention.Less
This introductory chapter presents an overview of the ethnography—more specifically, the cut-piece phenomenon—of the Bangladeshi action film, Mintu the Murderer. The term cut-piece is derived from the practice of cutting scenes or images out of a film's reels before submitting it to the Bangladeshi Film Censor Board. Cut-piece films as well as the practices, institutions, and space generated around them are generally considered obscene in Bangladesh. In this context, “obscene” would mean the representation of sexuality in ways that are considered socially and morally unacceptable. But there is a contradiction at the core of obscenity: in order to ascertain and disavow what is obscene, a socially inappropriate and “coarse” representation of sexuality must be brought to public attention.
Lotte Hoek
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- November 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780231162890
- eISBN:
- 9780231535151
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7312/columbia/9780231162890.003.0006
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
This chapter describes the public consumption of the film, Mintu the Murderer, through Bangladeshi print media. Throughout these newspapers and magazines, critics and fans have created a discursive ...
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This chapter describes the public consumption of the film, Mintu the Murderer, through Bangladeshi print media. Throughout these newspapers and magazines, critics and fans have created a discursive opposition between the terms “healthy” and “obscene,” which has been appended to the vulgar films and the people who made them. Mintu the Murderer was not an exception as there had been (i) articles about the sexually explicit color pictures of the actress Jenny in the cheap pornographic magazines, Agomon and Manobjomin; (ii) articles about the divorce of the actress Shadnaz with her husband in Shornali magazine; and (iii) anonymous articles about the court cases that maligned the reputation of director, Shahadat Ali Shiplu, for making vulgar films. Nonetheless, the work continued. The noise or awaaz generated around those involved in making the Mintu the Murderer eventually guaranteed the film a position in the public realm.Less
This chapter describes the public consumption of the film, Mintu the Murderer, through Bangladeshi print media. Throughout these newspapers and magazines, critics and fans have created a discursive opposition between the terms “healthy” and “obscene,” which has been appended to the vulgar films and the people who made them. Mintu the Murderer was not an exception as there had been (i) articles about the sexually explicit color pictures of the actress Jenny in the cheap pornographic magazines, Agomon and Manobjomin; (ii) articles about the divorce of the actress Shadnaz with her husband in Shornali magazine; and (iii) anonymous articles about the court cases that maligned the reputation of director, Shahadat Ali Shiplu, for making vulgar films. Nonetheless, the work continued. The noise or awaaz generated around those involved in making the Mintu the Murderer eventually guaranteed the film a position in the public realm.
Janice L. Thompson, Joy Merrell, Barry Bogin, Hannah Jennings, Michael Heinrich, Vanja Garaj, Diane Harper, Bablin Molik, and Jasmin Chowdhury
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- January 2019
- ISBN:
- 9781447314783
- eISBN:
- 9781447314806
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447314783.003.0011
- Subject:
- Sociology, Gerontology and Ageing
This chapter describes Project MINA, an intergenerational and transnational project using a mixed-methods approach to investigate migration, nutrition, and ageing in two generations of Bangladeshi ...
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This chapter describes Project MINA, an intergenerational and transnational project using a mixed-methods approach to investigate migration, nutrition, and ageing in two generations of Bangladeshi women living in the UK or Sylhet, Bangladesh. Results indicate that varied migration histories and changing family structures play an important role in influencing nutritional status, perceived and actual health status, and future health and social care needs of ageing Bangladeshis in the UK. Future research should focus on developing culturally and linguistically tailored research tools to assess dietary intake and eating behaviours within this population, and examine the complex interplay between family dynamics, cultural norms and social influences that impact the ability of older Bangladeshi adults to eat more healthfully and engage in physical and social activities that promote healthy ageing.Less
This chapter describes Project MINA, an intergenerational and transnational project using a mixed-methods approach to investigate migration, nutrition, and ageing in two generations of Bangladeshi women living in the UK or Sylhet, Bangladesh. Results indicate that varied migration histories and changing family structures play an important role in influencing nutritional status, perceived and actual health status, and future health and social care needs of ageing Bangladeshis in the UK. Future research should focus on developing culturally and linguistically tailored research tools to assess dietary intake and eating behaviours within this population, and examine the complex interplay between family dynamics, cultural norms and social influences that impact the ability of older Bangladeshi adults to eat more healthfully and engage in physical and social activities that promote healthy ageing.
Nicole Constable
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780520282018
- eISBN:
- 9780520957770
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520282018.003.0004
- Subject:
- Anthropology, Asian Cultural Anthropology
Who are the men? How do men and women meet? Do their goals correspond? Chapter 4 turns to the vast diversity of nationalities, histories, and juridical status of men who become the fathers of the ...
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Who are the men? How do men and women meet? Do their goals correspond? Chapter 4 turns to the vast diversity of nationalities, histories, and juridical status of men who become the fathers of the migrant women’s babies. Against the backdrop of Hong Kong’s recent history—and based on interviews and conversations—I explore men’s perspectives on migrant women workers and their cultural and gendered (mis)understandings and (mis)communications. The chapter introduces several fathers and husbands and situates their varied social identities, nationalities, and residential statuses. Men who are partners or parents include South Asian and African asylum seekers, local Chinese residents, Southeast Asian workers, and Western tourists or businessmen. “Domestic helpers” are viewed by some men as immoral or sexually aggressive and by others as kind and generous. Men’s stories reveal conflicting or incompatible expectations, tensions between romantic and pragmatic choices, and gendered double standards within the multicultural gendered spaces of global migration.Less
Who are the men? How do men and women meet? Do their goals correspond? Chapter 4 turns to the vast diversity of nationalities, histories, and juridical status of men who become the fathers of the migrant women’s babies. Against the backdrop of Hong Kong’s recent history—and based on interviews and conversations—I explore men’s perspectives on migrant women workers and their cultural and gendered (mis)understandings and (mis)communications. The chapter introduces several fathers and husbands and situates their varied social identities, nationalities, and residential statuses. Men who are partners or parents include South Asian and African asylum seekers, local Chinese residents, Southeast Asian workers, and Western tourists or businessmen. “Domestic helpers” are viewed by some men as immoral or sexually aggressive and by others as kind and generous. Men’s stories reveal conflicting or incompatible expectations, tensions between romantic and pragmatic choices, and gendered double standards within the multicultural gendered spaces of global migration.
Barry Riley
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- September 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780190228873
- eISBN:
- 9780190228903
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190228873.003.0015
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Public and Welfare
The administration of President Richard Nixon presents several examples of how Nixon and his national security adviser, Henry Kissinger, used food aid as a tool to advance foreign policy goals that ...
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The administration of President Richard Nixon presents several examples of how Nixon and his national security adviser, Henry Kissinger, used food aid as a tool to advance foreign policy goals that Congress was attempting to foreclose. This chapter discusses two such examples: (1) food aid to Thailand in 1971, intended to free other financial resources in support of Southeast Asian military purchases, and (2) White House intervention in food aid decisions involving East Pakistan/Bangladesh and India in the months after Pakistani leader General Yahya Kahn unleased military reprisals against East Pakistan that led to the latter’s war of independence and a consequent flood of millions of East Pakistani refugees into India. Nixon’s support of Yahya Kahn and reluctance to assist India and the food aid-related repercussions of that support are described in this chapter.Less
The administration of President Richard Nixon presents several examples of how Nixon and his national security adviser, Henry Kissinger, used food aid as a tool to advance foreign policy goals that Congress was attempting to foreclose. This chapter discusses two such examples: (1) food aid to Thailand in 1971, intended to free other financial resources in support of Southeast Asian military purchases, and (2) White House intervention in food aid decisions involving East Pakistan/Bangladesh and India in the months after Pakistani leader General Yahya Kahn unleased military reprisals against East Pakistan that led to the latter’s war of independence and a consequent flood of millions of East Pakistani refugees into India. Nixon’s support of Yahya Kahn and reluctance to assist India and the food aid-related repercussions of that support are described in this chapter.
Daniel Nilsson DeHanas
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- August 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780198743675
- eISBN:
- 9780191803833
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198743675.003.0003
- Subject:
- Religion, Religious Studies, Islam
This chapter considers questions of Islamic self-identification among British Bangladeshi youth in the East End. It builds from an interview exercise in which youth had the opportunity to choose and ...
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This chapter considers questions of Islamic self-identification among British Bangladeshi youth in the East End. It builds from an interview exercise in which youth had the opportunity to choose and rank different identity options. Building on Michel de Certeau's work on strategies and tactics, the chapter outlines four tactical styles by which youth could manage their identifications with religion and culture: continuity, between cultures, hybridity, and deculturation. East End British Bangladeshi youth nearly all orient themselves around being “Muslim first.” In line with the deculturation thesis, they perceive a clash between religion and culture in which culture is disfavored. This chapter considers their tactical reasons for doing so, arguing that their styles of self-identification, which are simultaneously rigid and flexible, can be best described as a kind of “elastic orthodoxy.”Less
This chapter considers questions of Islamic self-identification among British Bangladeshi youth in the East End. It builds from an interview exercise in which youth had the opportunity to choose and rank different identity options. Building on Michel de Certeau's work on strategies and tactics, the chapter outlines four tactical styles by which youth could manage their identifications with religion and culture: continuity, between cultures, hybridity, and deculturation. East End British Bangladeshi youth nearly all orient themselves around being “Muslim first.” In line with the deculturation thesis, they perceive a clash between religion and culture in which culture is disfavored. This chapter considers their tactical reasons for doing so, arguing that their styles of self-identification, which are simultaneously rigid and flexible, can be best described as a kind of “elastic orthodoxy.”
