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narratives of choice: marriage, choosing right and the responsibility of agency in urban middle-class Sri Lanka by Abeyasekera, Asha L.

“…The shift to companionate marriage in South Asia and elsewhere is widely read as a move from 'tradition' to 'modernity' resulting in an expansion of individual…”
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Transnational Feminisms and Psychologies: Selves, Suffering, and Moral Personhood in Sri Lanka by L. Abeyasekera, Asha, Marecek, Jeanne

“…Drawing from a larger study of non fatal suicidal behavior in Sri Lanka, we examine the narratives of two young women and their mothers following the…”
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Editorial: The next generation of gender equality work: Reflective action for health and justice by Cislaghi, Beniamino, Abeyasekera, Asha L, Bhatia, Amiya, Backman-Levy, Jessica K

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'The Buddha in the home': dwelling with domestic violence in urban Sri Lanka by Abeyasekera, Asha L.

“…This paper examines how home is produced by women under conditions of violence. It contends why domestic violence (DV) is not a disruption, but a 'condition of…”
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Spacious Minds: Trauma and Resilience in Tibetan Buddhism. Sara E. Lewis. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. Xii & 252 pages by Abeyasekera, Asha L.

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“Living for others”: Narrating agency in the context of failed marriages and singleness in urban Sri Lanka by Abeyasekera, Asha L

“…Marriage is a cultural imperative in Sri Lanka and is constructed as the principal source of personal fulfilment for women. This paper critically examines…”
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Embodied shame and gendered demeanours in young women in Sri Lanka by Abeyasekera, Asha L., Marecek, Jeanne

“…In South Asia, shame is valued as a virtue and a means of social control, particularly for women. For Sri Lankan women, shame (læjja-baya) denotes modesty,…”
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Intimate Evictability: Urban Displacement, Familial Violence and Women's Claim to Home in Urban Sri Lanka by Abeyasekera, Asha L.

“…'Evictability' describes the role urban displacements play in the governance of 'unwanted' citizens in Europe where eviction is imminent yet uncertain. This…”
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The hundreds Lauren Berlant and Kathleen Stewart by Abeyasekera, Asha L.

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Politics of (dis)contentment. Restitching identities in rural Sri Lanka: gender, neoliberalism, and the politics of contentment by Abeyasekera, Asha L

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People’s Spaces: Coping, Familiarizing, Creating by Abeyasekera, Asha L

“…Nihal Perera, People’s Spaces: Coping, Familiarizing, Creating, London and New York: Routledge, 2016; 260 pp.: 978-0-4157-2029-8, £39.99 (pbk)…”
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The choosing person : marriage, middle-class identities, and modernity in contemporary Sri Lanka by Abeyasekera, Asha L

“…Changing notions of marriage and family across the globe—from kinship obligation, social reproduction, and complementary labour to an ideal of marriage based…”
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Politics of (dis)contentment. Restitching identities in rural Sri Lanka: gender, neoliberalism, and the politics of contentment: by Sandya Hewamanne, Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2020, 224 pp., $55, £44 (Hardcover), ISBN 978-0-812-25240-8 by Abeyasekera, Asha L.

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Book review: People’s Spaces: Coping, Familiarizing, Creating by Abeyasekera, Asha L

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