A Question of silence? : the sexual economics of modern India
Has there been a conspiracy of silence regarding sexuality in India? This book examines this field, with essays that use diverse perspectives to develop an understanding of the institutions, practices and forms of representation of sexual relations and their boundaries of legitimacy.
VIII, 412 p.; 23 cm.
9781856498920, 1856498921
1041446082
1. Introduction: A Question of Silence? - Mary E. John and Janaki Nair2. Unravelling the Kamasutra - Kumkum Roy3. Offences agaist Marriage - Samita Sen4. 'Left to the Imagination': Indian nationalisms and female sexuality - Tejaswini Niranjana5. Reproductive Bodies and Regulated Sexuality - Anandhi S.6. Comrades-in-Arms - U. Vindhya7. Sexuality and the Film Apparatus - Ravi Vasudevan8. Citizenship and its Discontents - Susie Tharu9. Inventing Saffron History - Uma Chakravarti10. Uneven Modernities and Ambivalent Sexualities - Kalpana Ram11. On Bodily Love and Hurt - V. Geetha12. Enforcing Cultural Codes - Prem Chowdhry13. Globalisation, Sexuality and the Visual Field - Mary E.John