The Sita Syndrome: Examining the Communicative Aspects of Domestic Violence from a South Asian Perspective

Authors

Archana Pathak Bhatt

Abstract

This essay explores the communicative aspects of domestic violence by articulating the Eurocentric components of domestic violence research. Utilizing a post-colonial ethnography, this essay reconceptualizes domestic violence from a South Asian perspective, articulating the ways in which relational violence, its acceptance and its social function are gendered.

Author Biography

Archana Pathak Bhatt, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Department of Communication Studies, University of Richmond

Recommended Citation

Bhatt, Archana Pathak (2008) "The Sita Syndrome: Examining the Communicative Aspects of Domestic Violence from a South Asian Perspective," Journal of International Women's Studies: Vol. 9: Iss. 3, Article 9.
Available at: https://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/vol9/iss3/9