| ID | 168818 |
| Title Proper | Problem Without a Name |
| Other Title Information | Comments on Cultural Difference (Racism) in India |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Bora, Papori |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper is about race and race relations in India with a focus on the experiences of violence and discrimination that people from India’s Northeast face in mainland India. This has become a ‘problem without a name’, generally articulated as a problem of cultural difference. The paper argues that the emphasis on cultural difference elides the issue of racism faced by India’s north-eastern subjects, whereby culture is a mere substitute for race. Institutional approaches to racism tend to rely on a biological understanding of race. The paper demonstrates the racial formation of the category ‘north-eastern’ through the processes of colonialism, nationalism and counter-insurgency. This approach shows the ways in which racism, classism and sexism work together in constituting the racialised, gendered and classed north-eastern subject. |
| `In' analytical Note | South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies Vol. 42, No.5; Oct 2019: p.845-860 |
| Journal Source | South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies 2019-10 42, 5 |
| Key Words | Migration ; Racism ; Caste ; Race ; Gender ; Northeast India ; Tribe ; Racial Formation ; Cultural Difference ; Counter-Insurgency |