Full Description
Sexuality, Masculinities and Resistance in South India unravels the relations of domination, subordination, and resistance in the context of sexuality and masculinities in contemporary Malabar, South India.
Exploring a taxonomy of masculinities, based on the lived experiences of gender and sexual non-conforming men, this book documents the hierarchical character of masculine articulations on the one hand, and forms of everyday resistance to hegemonic masculinity, on the other. It proposes a broad project of social transformation, inclusive of struggles by feminist groups, which should also engage with socially 'non-conforming' collectives to challenge the power of masculinities.
Sexuality, Masculinities and Resistance in South India will be a valuable text for students and researchers in gender, sexuality, and queer studies, as well as for professionals and activists in these areas.
Contents
1. Introduction 2. Contextualising sexuality in Malabar 3. Social construction of sexuality and masculinities 4. Negotiating masculinities: practices under conformity and non-conformity 5. Politics of sexuality and propositions of resistance 6. Conclusion: beyond a human rights framework
