The Queer and the Vernacular Languages in India: Studies in Contemporary Texts and Cultures

By: Kaustav Chakraborty and Anup Shekhar Chakraborty

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Synopsis: This book analyses regional expressions of the queer experience in texts available in the Indian vernacular languages. It studies queer autobiographies and literary and cinematic texts written in the vernacular languages on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues. The authors outline the specific terms that are popular in the bhashas (languages) to refer to the queer people and discuss any neo coinages/modes of communication invented by the queer people themselves. The volume also addresses the lack of queer representation in certain language communities and the lack of queer interaction in non-metropolitan cities in India. An important contribution to the field of queer studies in India, this timely book will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of gender studies, queer studies, cultural studies, discrimination and exclusion studies, language studies, political studies, sociology, postcolonial studies and South Asian studies.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781000963403
Related ISBNs:: 9781003440536, 9781032282268, 9781032576862
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 09/15/23
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Kaustav Chakraborty and Anup Shekhar Chakraborty
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender, Social Studies
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Kaustav Chakraborty
Edited by:: Anup Shekhar Chakraborty

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