Iterativity, agency, and feminism in the Hindu Tij songs of Nepal
Tij songs of Nepal provide an opportunity to consider the interacting forces of iterativity (repetition, yet with purposive changes), agency (both social and linguistic), and women’s empowerment in Nepal (whether it falls under the label “feminism” or not). We study the iterative discursive forms of...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:glad_7697 https://doi.org/10.4000/glad.7697 urn:doi:10.4000/glad.7697 en https://journals.openedition.org/glad/7697 2024-02-28T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/vxe7 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Iterativity, agency, and feminism in the Hindu Tij songs of Nepal GLAD! Association GSL info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2551-0819 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/glad Timalsina, Basanti Bergvall, Victoria L. empowerment discourse analysis multimodality music resistance analyse du discours multimodalité musique autonomisation résistance Tij songs of Nepal provide an opportunity to consider the interacting forces of iterativity (repetition, yet with purposive changes), agency (both social and linguistic), and women’s empowerment in Nepal (whether it falls under the label “feminism” or not). We study the iterative discursive forms of language (word choice, syntax, and semantics) and multimodal displays (as modern media spread audiovisuals in songs and dances) arising around the Nepali Hindu festival of Tij, where women gather, feast, then fast, sing, and dance to honor the union of goddess Parvati and god Shiva. Traditional Tij songs often lament women as suffering under parents, brothers, husbands, or in-laws – yet taking joy and solace in celebrating with other women, whereas newer genres of songs may focus on one’s beauty and adornment in new Tij attire available through consumer commodification. However, some recent songs and videos exploit the iterativity of language and new media to position women instead as powerful agents to choose partners (or not), pursue education and economic freedom, and join collectively to choose women’s empowerment and rebel against patriarchal religious expectations. Tij songs thus provide evolving, iterative models for feminist agency for women in Nepal and elsewhere. Les chants népalais du Tij offrent l’occasion d’examiner les forces interactives de l’itérativité (la répétition, mais avec des changements intentionnels), de l’action (à la fois sociale et linguistique) et de l’autonomisation des femmes au Népal (qu’elle relève ou non de l’étiquette « féminisme »). Nous étudions les formes discursives itératives du langage (choix des mots, syntaxe et sémantique) et les formats multimodaux (puisque les médias modernes proposent des représentations audiovisuelles des chants et danses) autour du festival hindou népalais Tij, où les femmes se rassemblent, festoient, puis jeunent, chantent et dansent pour honorer l’union de la déesse Parvati et du dieu Shiva. Les chansons traditionnelles du Tij évoquent souvent des femmes qui souffrent à cause de leurs parents, frères, maris ou beaux-parents, mais qui, en même temps, trouvent joie et réconfort dans la compagnie d’autres femmes. Les chansons plus récentes, quant à elles, peuvent mettre en avant la beauté et l’ornement des nouvelles tenues du Tij, rendues disponibles grâce à la réification consumériste. Cependant, certaines chansons et vidéos récentes mettent à profit l’itérativité du langage et des nouveaux médias pour positionner les femmes comme étant dotées d’une agentivité puissante, qui leur permet de choisir des partenaires (ou de choisir de ne pas en avoir), de faire des études et de chercher à atteindre l’indépendance financière, et de s’unir pour choisir l’autonomisation des femmes et pour se rebeller contre les attentes religieuses patriarcales. Les chansons du Tij fournissent ainsi des modèles évolutifs et itératifs pour l’agentivité féministe des femmes au Népal et ailleurs. |
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Tij songs of Nepal provide an opportunity to consider the interacting forces of iterativity (repetition, yet with purposive changes), agency (both social and linguistic), and women’s empowerment in Nepal (whether it falls under the label “feminism” or not). We study the iterative discursive forms of language (word choice, syntax, and semantics) and multimodal displays (as modern media spread audiovisuals in songs and dances) arising around the Nepali Hindu festival of Tij, where women gather, feast, then fast, sing, and dance to honor the union of goddess Parvati and god Shiva. Traditional Tij songs often lament women as suffering under parents, brothers, husbands, or in-laws – yet taking joy and solace in celebrating with other women, whereas newer genres of songs may focus on one’s beauty and adornment in new Tij attire available through consumer commodification. However, some recent songs and videos exploit the iterativity of language and new media to position women instead as powerful agents to choose partners (or not), pursue education and economic freedom, and join collectively to choose women’s empowerment and rebel against patriarchal religious expectations. Tij songs thus provide evolving, iterative models for feminist agency for women in Nepal and elsewhere. |
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