Overview
In Queer Activism in India, Naisargi Dave examines the formation of lesbian communities in India from the 1980s to the early 2000s. Based on ethnographic fieldwork 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 comprised of critique, invention, and relational practice. Her analysis investigates the relationship between the ethics of activism and the existing social norms and conditions from which activism emerges. Through her study 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 accomplished. Dave's book addresses a relevant and timely phenomenon and makes an important contribution to the anthropology of queer communities, social movements, affect, and ethics.
Full Product Details
Author: Naisargi N. Davé
Publisher: Duke University Press
Imprint: Duke University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.553kg
ISBN: 9780822353058
ISBN 10: 0822353059
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 08 October 2012
Audience:
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College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
An excellent, detailed, and highly nuanced ethnography of the ethical and affective undercurrents of lesbian activism in Delhi, India, from the late twentieth century to the present. Naisargi N. Dave's focus on ethics provides a necessary intervention in the ethnography of social action and movements. --Martin F. Manalansan IV, author of Global Divas: Filipino Gay Men in the Diaspora
An excellent, detailed, and highly nuanced ethnography of the ethical and affective undercurrents of lesbian activism in Delhi, India, from the late twentieth century to the present. Naisargi N. Dave's focus on ethics provides a necessary intervention to the ethnography of social action and movements. --Martin F. Manalansan IV, author of Global Divas: Filipino Gay Men in the Diaspora
"""A beautifully written ethnography, offering a passionately detailed ethnographic perspective on queer politics, feminism, and social movements in India."" Kamala Visweswaran, author of Un/common Cultures: Racism and the Rearticulation of Cultural Difference"
Author Information
Naisargi N. Dave is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto.
