Made in India Decolonizations, Queer Sexualities, Trans/National Projects |
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Author:
| Bhaskaran, Suparna |
Series title: | Comparative Feminist Studies |
ISBN: | 978-1-4039-6020-7 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2005 |
Publisher: | Palgrave
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $208.95 |
Book Description:
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Made in India examines seemingly disparate and high profile events in postcolonial India that captured national and transnational/diasporic interest since the 1990s: The emergence of the Indian homosexual, the new trans/national heterosexual woman, lesbian suicides, marriage and kinship contracts in small towns around India and the simultaneous evolution of the modern homophobia and lesbian NGOs. These events demonstrate the material, political, and cultural contexts within which...
More DescriptionMade in India examines seemingly disparate and high profile events in postcolonial India that captured national and transnational/diasporic interest since the 1990s: The emergence of the Indian homosexual, the new trans/national heterosexual woman, lesbian suicides, marriage and kinship contracts in small towns around India and the simultaneous evolution of the modern homophobia and lesbian NGOs. These events demonstrate the material, political, and cultural contexts within which postcolonial subjects negotiate their lived experiences within moments of decolonization and recolonization.