Arjun Shankar
Brown Saviors and Their Others: Race, Caste, Labor, and the Global Politics of Help in India
Brown Saviors and Their Others: Race, Caste, Labor, and the Global Politics of Help in India
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Arjun Shankar's book explores the practices of "brown saviors" in India, who reproduce racialized values and ideologies while masking power operations behind the racial politics of global brownness. He develops "nervous ethnography" to uncover global racial hierarchies, graded caste stratifications, urban/rural distinctions, and digital panaceas that shape the politics of help in India.
Format: Hardback
Length: 360 pages
Publication date: 04 August 2023
Publisher: Duke University Press
Arjun Shankar delves into the intricate practices of "brown saviors" in his book, Brown Saviors and Their Others. Drawing from his ethnographic work with an educational NGO, Shankar explores the global mobility of dominant-caste, liberal Indian and Indian diasporic technocrats who play a significant role in driving India's help economy. However, he argues that these so-called saviors often perpetuate racialized values and ideologies inherited from the colonial period, while simultaneously obscuring other forms of power that operate behind the racial politics of global brownness.
In India, the power dynamics at play revolve primarily around the transnational labor politics of caste. Shankar is acutely aware of moments of discomfort and complicity, and he employs a method called "nervous ethnography" to uncover the global racial hierarchies, graded caste stratifications, urban-rural distinctions, and digital panaceas that shape the politics of help in India. Through his nervous critique, Shankar introduces a framework for studying the global help economies that accounts for the enduring legacies of racial and caste capitalism.
This book offers a valuable insight into the complex dynamics of race, class, and power in the realm of global help, challenging readers to think critically about the roles and responsibilities of individuals and institutions in shaping the lives of others. It is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of contemporary India and the global South.
Weight: 572g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781478020110
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