Democratizing the Op-Ed: Anti-Caste Counterpublics & the Mainstream News

How have anti-caste commentators in mainstream English news in India participated in media discourses on caste? In this article, I draw attention to a digital space of contestation where anti-caste writings have gained prominence—the opinion column in online news platforms. I am particularly interes...

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Published inCommunication, culture & critique Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 507 - 512
Main Author Rao, Pallavi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford University Press 01.09.2021
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Anti-Caste Op-Eds
Online News Platforms
Dalit-Bahujan Marginalized Communities
India
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Summary:How have anti-caste commentators in mainstream English news in India participated in media discourses on caste? In this article, I draw attention to a digital space of contestation where anti-caste writings have gained prominence—the opinion column in online news platforms. I am particularly interested in how anti-caste writings, bearing the imprint of authorial agency, have emerged in the digital sphere through structural linkages between caste, linguistic formations, and formal politics. The article considers how and in what ways historically marginalized Dalit-Bahujan commentators and their news public’s concerns are rendered visible within the space of mainstream digital news.
ISSN:1753-9129
1753-9137
DOI:10.1093/ccc/tcab041