What is it about?
The traditional Indian kitchen is an essential part of household interiors that defines a space of interactivity necessary for the organic existence of individuals in society. The paper discusses how the conceptualization of openness within the closed architechtural spaces of the Indian kitchen deconstructs the traditional gender system.
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Why is it important?
The paper contributes to the understanding of space in Indian kitchen and its impact on the gender system. It highlights the importance of the kitchen as a space of interactivity and its role in shaping social relationships. The paper also sheds light on the changing dynamics of gender roles and the impact of modernization on traditional gender norms.
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Transnational Indian and Malayalam cinema through the space of the kitchen
Dr Sony Jalarajan Raj
MacEwan University
This study attempts to understand the idea of Indian kitchen through gender roles that define its structural, spatial and cultural aspects in the contemporary sociopolitical context.
ADITH K SURESH
MacEwan University
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This page is a summary of: From closeness to openness: Repositioning of the Indian kitchen and restructuring of the gender system, Interiors Design Architecture and Culture, December 2022, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/20419112.2022.2154996.
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