Abstract

Utilizing feminist film theory, critical reviews, and viewer responses, this article examines visual representations of transgressive sexuality in two diasporic Indian women's films: Kamasutra: A Tale of Love by Mira Nair, and Fire by Deepa Mehta. The article draws from research on ancient discourses on sexuality in India to argue that contemporary constructions of women's sexuality in South Asia are not devoid of patriarchal and fundamentalist cultural politics of representation.

Links

Publisher Full Text

Authors

Lohani-Chase R

Institution

Department of Sociology, Economics, and Anthropology, Country College of Morris, 214 Center Grove Road, Randolph, NJ 07869, USA. rlohani-chase@ccm.edu

Source

Journal of lesbian studies 16:2 2012 pg 135-52

MeSH

Female
Feminism
Homosexuality, Female
Humans
India
Love
Motion Pictures as Topic
Pleasure
Sexual Behavior

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22455339