Saving the victim: recuperating the language of the victim and reassessing global feminism

This paper reconsiders the use of the term "victim" in feminist theory to attempt to find common ground for the intersection and interconnection of Western and indigenous feminisms. the role of the victim in the discourse of victimology, a branch of criminology, is assessed and applied to the work of Rajesware Sunder Rajan and Lata Mani who both examine the construction of women's subjectivity in the practice of "sati" in India