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Acid attacks and epistemic (in)justice: Violence, everyday resistance and hermeneutical responsibilities in the Indian Hindi film Chhapaak
By taking into consideration films as a method of dissemination of knowledge, the article examines the relationship between epistemic change, an understanding of epistemic injustice, and the prior epistemic convictions of characters, as well as everyday resistance, in the film Chhapaak, translated a...
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Published in: | Sexuality, gender & policy gender & policy, 2024-02, Vol.7 (1), p.22-42 |
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Summary: | By taking into consideration films as a method of dissemination of knowledge, the article examines the relationship between epistemic change, an understanding of epistemic injustice, and the prior epistemic convictions of characters, as well as everyday resistance, in the film Chhapaak, translated as Splash, an Indian Hindi‐language biographical drama film that portrays the life of Laxmi Agarwal, a survivor of an acid attack. The first section of the article contextualizes the story of the film through the trajectories of acid attacks in India. This is followed by discussions on epistemic injustice and collective wrongdoing through the lived realities of acid attack victims and survivors as depicted in the film. The article also highlights how these individuals exhibit everyday resistance and strive to bring about transformation in society. The article concludes with discussions on the epistemic, socio‐cultural, and hermeneutical responsibilities of people that can make society a safe place for all, especially girls and women in India. The article concludes by examining the epistemic, socio‐cultural, and hermeneutical responsibilities that individuals must undertake in order to create a secure environment for all members of society, with a particular focus on girls and women in India.
摘要
通过将电影视为知识传播的一种方式, 本文分析了电影《泼溅》(Chhapaak) (Gulzar, 2020)中的认知变化、对认知的不正义的理解、人物先前的认知信念、以及日常抵抗之间的关系。这部电影是一部印地语传记剧情片, 讲述了泼酸袭击幸存者拉克西米·阿加瓦尔的生活。本文的第一部分通过描述印度泼酸袭击的轨迹来对电影故事加以情境化。本文随后通过影片中描绘的泼酸袭击受害者和幸存者的生活现实, 对认知的不正义和集体的不法行为进行了探讨。本文还强调了这些人如何展现日常抵抗并努力实现社会变革。本文最后分析了个人必须承担的认知责任、社会‐文化责任和解释学责任, 以期为社会的所有成员创造一个安全的环境, 尤其聚焦于印度女孩和妇女。
Resumen
Al tomar en consideración el cine como método de difusión del conocimiento, el artículo examina la relación entre el cambio epistémico, la comprensión de la injusticia y las convicciones epistémicas previas de los personajes, así como la resistencia cotidiana, en la película Chhapaak, traducida como Splash. (Gulzar, 2020), una película dramática biográfica india en hindi que retrata la vida de Laxmi Agarwal, sobreviviente de un ataque con ácido. La primera sección del artículo contextualiza la historia de la película a través de las trayectorias de los ataques con ácido en la India. A esto le siguen debates sobre la injusticia epistémica y las malas acciones colectivas a través de las realidades vividas por las víctimas y supervivientes de ataques con ácido, como se muestra en la película. El artículo también destaca cómo estos individuos exhiben resistencia |
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ISSN: | 2639-5355 2639-5355 |
DOI: | 10.1002/sgp2.12083 |