Queer Activism in India: A Story in the Anthropology of Ethics - Rilegato

Dave, Naisargi N.

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ISBN 10: 0822353059 ISBN 13: 9780822353058

Casa editrice: Duke Univ Pr, 2012

Riassunto

In Queer Activism in India, Naisargi N. Dave examines the formation of lesbian communities in India from the 1980s to the early 2000s. Based on ethnographic research conducted with activist organizations in Delhi, a body of letters written by lesbian women, and research with lesbian communities and queer activist groups across the country, Dave studies the everyday practices that constitute queer activism in India.

Dave argues that activism is an ethical practice comprising critique, invention, and relational practice. She investigates the relationship between the ethics of activism and the existing social norms and conditions from which activism emerges. Through her analysis of different networks and institutions, Dave documents how activism oscillates between the potential for new social arrangements and the questions that arise once the activists' goals have been achieved. Queer Activism in India addresses a relevant and timely phenomenon and makes an important contribution to the anthropology of queer communities, social movements, affect, and ethics.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Naisargi N. Dave is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto.

Product Description:

Book by Dave Naisargi Dave Naisargi N

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Duke Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0822353059
• ISBN 13: 9780822353058
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 265