Exploration of contemporary dynamics related to
gender and sexuality in South Asia at the level of
the family, community, market, and state. Focus on
work, marriage, media and cultural production,
politics, contemporary social movements, global
mobility, embodiment, the city, and climate
change. Special attention to the interaction of
gender, sexuality, class, ethnicity, and caste in
different cultural and religious contexts.
Inclusion of academic research, memoir, and
film dealing with cases in Nepal, India, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Consideration of both
femininities and masculinities in South Asia
within global discourses of gender and sexuality.
gender and sexuality in South Asia at the level of
the family, community, market, and state. Focus on
work, marriage, media and cultural production,
politics, contemporary social movements, global
mobility, embodiment, the city, and climate
change. Special attention to the interaction of
gender, sexuality, class, ethnicity, and caste in
different cultural and religious contexts.
Inclusion of academic research, memoir, and
film dealing with cases in Nepal, India, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Consideration of both
femininities and masculinities in South Asia
within global discourses of gender and sexuality.
- Teacher: Sidra Kamran