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This volume brings together eminent Tagore scholars and younger
writers to revisit the concepts of nation, nationalism, identity
and selfhood, civilization, culture and homeland in Tagore's
writings. As these ideas take up the centre-stage of politics in
the subcontinent as also elsewhere in the world in the 21st
century, it becomes extremely relevant to revisit his works in this
context. Tagore's ambivalence towards nationalism as an ideology
was apparent in the responses in his discussions with Indians and
non-Indians alike. Tagore developed the concept of 'syncretic'
civilization as a basis of nationalist civilizational unity, where
society was central, unlike the European model of state-centric
civilization. However, as the subterranean tensions of communalism
became clear in the early 20th century, Tagore reflexively
critiqued his own political position in society. He thus emerged as
the critic of the nation/nation-state and in this he shared his
deep unease with other thinkers like Romain Rolland and Albert
Einstein. This volume for the first time covers the
socio-political, historical, literary and cultural concerns
relating to Tagore's efforts towards the 'de-colonization' of the
Self. The volume begins with various perspectives on Tagore's
'ambivalence' about nationalism. It encompasses critical
examinations of Tagore's literary works and other art forms as well
as adaptations of his works on film. It also reads Tagore's
nationalism in a comparative mode with contemporary thinkers in
India and abroad who were engaged in similar debates.
This book explores queer potentialities in the tribal folktales of
India. It elucidates the queer elements in the oral narratives of
four indigenous communities from East and Northeast India, which
are found to be significant repositories of gender fluidity and
non-normative desires. Departing from the popular understanding
that ‘Otherness’ results largely from undue exposure to Western
permissiveness, the author reveals how minority sexualities
actually have their roots in aboriginal indigenous cultures and do
not necessarily constitute a mimicry of the West. The volume
endeavours to demystify the politics behind such vindictive
propagation to sensitize the queerphobic mainstream about the
essential endogenous presence of the queer in the spaces that are
aboriginal. Based on extensive interdisciplinary research, this
book is a first of its kind in the study of indigenous queer
narratives. It will be useful to scholars and researchers of queer
studies, gender studies, tribal and indigenous studies, literature,
cultural studies, postcolonialism, sociology, political studies and
South Asian studies.
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.
This book explores queer potentialities in the tribal folktales of
India. It elucidates the queer elements in the oral narratives of
four indigenous communities from East and Northeast India, which
are found to be significant repositories of gender fluidity and
non-normative desires. Departing from the popular understanding
that 'Otherness' results largely from undue exposure to Western
permissiveness, the author reveals how minority sexualities
actually have their roots in aboriginal indigenous cultures and do
not necessarily constitute a mimicry of the West. The volume
endeavours to demystify the politics behind such vindictive
propagation to sensitize the queerphobic mainstream about the
essential endogenous presence of the queer in the spaces that are
aboriginal. Based on extensive interdisciplinary research, this
book is a first of its kind in the study of indigenous queer
narratives. It will be useful to scholars and researchers of queer
studies, gender studies, tribal and indigenous studies, literature,
cultural studies, postcolonialism, sociology, political studies and
South Asian studies.
This volume brings together eminent Tagore scholars and younger
writers to revisit the concepts of nation, nationalism, identity
and selfhood, civilization, culture and homeland in Tagore's
writings. As these ideas take up the centre-stage of politics in
the subcontinent as also elsewhere in the world in the 21st
century, it becomes extremely relevant to revisit his works in this
context. Tagore's ambivalence towards nationalism as an ideology
was apparent in the responses in his discussions with Indians and
non-Indians alike. Tagore developed the concept of 'syncretic'
civilization as a basis of nationalist civilizational unity, where
society was central, unlike the European model of state-centric
civilization. However, as the subterranean tensions of communalism
became clear in the early 20th century, Tagore reflexively
critiqued his own political position in society. He thus emerged as
the critic of the nation/nation-state and in this he shared his
deep unease with other thinkers like Romain Rolland and Albert
Einstein. This volume for the first time covers the
socio-political, historical, literary and cultural concerns
relating to Tagore's efforts towards the 'de-colonization' of the
Self. The volume begins with various perspectives on Tagore's
'ambivalence' about nationalism. It encompasses critical
examinations of Tagore's literary works and other art forms as well
as adaptations of his works on film. It also reads Tagore's
nationalism in a comparative mode with contemporary thinkers in
India and abroad who were engaged in similar debates.
This volume looks at the emerging forms of intimacies in
contemporary India. Drawing on rigorous academic research and pop
culture phenomena, the volume: Brings together themes of
nationhood, motherhood, disability, masculinity, ethnicity,
kinship, and sexuality, and attempts to understand them within a
more complex web of issues related to space, social justice,
marginality, and communication; Focuses on the struggles for
intimacy by the disabled, queer, Dalit, and other subalterns, as
well as people with non-human intimacies, to propose an alternative
theory of the politics of belonging; Explores the role of social
and new media in understanding and negotiating intimacies and
anxieties. Comprehensive and thought-provoking, this book will be
useful to scholars and researchers of political studies, sociology,
sexuality and gender studies, women's studies, cultural studies,
and minority studies.
This volume looks at the emerging forms of intimacies in
contemporary India. Drawing on rigorous academic research and pop
culture phenomena, the volume: Brings together themes of
nationhood, motherhood, disability, masculinity, ethnicity,
kinship, and sexuality, and attempts to understand them within a
more complex web of issues related to space, social justice,
marginality, and communication; Focuses on the struggles for
intimacy by the disabled, queer, Dalit, and other subalterns, as
well as people with non-human intimacies, to propose an alternative
theory of the politics of belonging; Explores the role of social
and new media in understanding and negotiating intimacies and
anxieties. Comprehensive and thought-provoking, this book will be
useful to scholars and researchers of political studies, sociology,
sexuality and gender studies, women's studies, cultural studies,
and minority studies.
Stereotypes are mere 'pictures in our heads'. Prejudice and
suspicion against all that is perceived of as 'different' give rise
to cultural stereotypes. Creating stereotypes also involves
connecting the created categories with values, equipping the
categories with an ideational label. Thus, stereotypes often
contain the presupposition that one's own group represents the
normal, or even universal and that one's own culture and ist
socially construed concepts of reality is superior and normative in
relation to other cultures and world-views. The stereotypes are not
just one person's private attitude but are always shared with a
larger socio-cultural group. Stereotypes result in simplifications
that prevent people from seeing the 'otherized' individuals as they
truly are. This book, aims at transgressing the boundaries of the
strategically generated stereotyped image of a homogenous Indian
culture. Rather, by highlighting the marginalised issues related to
class, caste and gender, this book, by citing examples of select
Indian literary and cinematic representations, argues that the
stigma related to the non-conformist /alternative/minority
identities, is baseless and fraudulent.
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