Transgender India

Download or read book Transgenders in India written by Veerendra Mishra and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-04-24 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introductory volume studies the challenges faced by the transgender community in India. It traces the history of the representation of the community in Hindu texts to understand the evolution of their status within Indian society. The book looks at various themes such as the concept of establishing identity through the processes of 'coming out' and 'transitioning’ and analyses how race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, class, nation, religion, and ability have cross-influenced to shape the transgender experience and trans culture across and beyond the binary. Lucid and topical, the book debunks myths and critiques the stigma and discrimination surrounding the transgender community. It will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of gender studies, queer studies, exclusion and discrimination studies, political science, sociology, social anthropology, and South Asian studies.

Download or read book Governing Gender and Sexuality in Colonial India written by Jessica Hinchy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the colonial and postcolonial governance of gender and sexuality through the history of transgender Hijras in north India.

Download or read book Decolonizing the Transgender Imaginary written by Aren Z. Aizura and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is at stake in acknowledging transgender studies' Anglophone roots in the global North and West? What kinds of politics might emerge from challenging the assumption that biological sex--or the categories "man" and "woman"--is stable and self-evident across time, space, and culture? This collection asks how trans scholarship can decolonize, rather than reproduce, dominant imaginaries of sexuality and gender. The issue highlights roadblocks as well as unexpected openings in the global circulation of trans politics and culture. A First Nations scholar recovers lost tribal knowledge of non-Eurocentric gender. A Thai trans filmmaker negotiates culturally incommensurable categories of self. Two contributors consider what is lost as the term transgender replaces local, vernacular categories of difference in India. A study of genderqueer childhood in Peru disrupts colonial ethnographer-informant roles, while another author critiques the colonialist ethnography on the sarimbavy, gender nonconforming categories of Madagascar. Another essay follows the global commodity chain of synthetic hormones to explore the biopolitics of transgender bodies and race. Finally, a roundtable discussion among a transnational panel of activists, culture makers, and scholars offers perspectives on decolonizing the transgender imaginary that range from the celebratory to the cynical.

Download or read book Transgender India written by Douglas A. Vakoch and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-05-18 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transgender India: Understanding Third Gender Identities and Experiences provides the first scholarly study of hijras, transmen, and other third gender Indians from the perspective of a range of disciplines in the behavioral and social sciences, as well as the humanities. This book fosters a dialogue across academic fields, as authors cross-reference each other’s chapters, comparing and contrasting their views of transgender experience and identity in India. This multidisciplinary approach helps readers understand the complex interplay of factors that have led to discrimination against third gender individuals, as well as paths forward to a more equitable and just future, in ways that go beyond the perspective of a single academic field. This multidisciplinary approach is the book’s most distinctive feature in comparison to existing works limited to individual fields such as anthropology, investigative journalism, and history. The broad scope of Transgender India is relevant to scholars and students in diverse disciplines who seek a greater and more nuanced understanding of the behavioral and societal impact of these issues.

Download or read book Transcending Borders: Transgender Narratives in Indian Writing in English written by DR. PRIYANKA SINGLA and published by SGSH Publications. This book was released on 2024-08-08 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transgender literature, a vibrant and essential facet of contemporary writing, has begun to find its voice and recognition in Indian Writing in English. As the nation grapples with evolving social norms and an expanding discourse on gender and identity, the literary world mirrors this transformation through powerful narratives that challenge, illuminate, and celebrate transgender experiences. This book endeavors to explore the rich tapestry of transgender literature in India. These showcasing works span genres and styles but share a common thread: the quest for identity, acceptance, and self-expression. From pioneering voices that broke the silence around transgender issues to emerging authors who continue to push boundaries, this compilation highlights the resilience, creativity, and profound humanity of transgender individuals.

Download or read book Transecology written by Douglas A. Vakoch and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-06-10 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a growing recognition of the importance of transgender perspectives about the environment. Unlike more established approaches in the environmental humanities and queer studies, transecology is a nascent inquiry whose significance and scope are only just being articulated. Drawing upon the fields of gender studies and ecological studies, contributors to this volume engage major concepts widely used in both fields as they explore the role of identity, exclusion, connection, intimacy, and emplacement to understand our relationship to nature and environment. The theorists and ideas examined across multiple chapters include Stacy Alaimo’s notion of "trans-corporeality" as a "contact zone" between humans and the environment, Timothy Morton’s concept of "mesh" to explore the interconnectedness of all beings, Susan Stryker’s notion of trans identity as "ontologically inescapable," Catriona Mortimer-Sandilands and Bruce Erickson’s history of the development of queer rural spaces, Judith Butler’s analysis of gender as "performative"—with those who are not "properly gendered" being seen as "abjects"—and Julia Serano’s contrasting rejection of gender as performance. Transecology: Transgender Perspectives on Environment and Nature will be of great interest to scholars, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates in transgender studies, gender studies, ecocriticism, and environmental humanities.

Download or read book Law of Transgender Rights in India written by Binoy Gupta and published by Ukiyoto Publishing. This book was released on 2023-10-28 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Law of Transgender Rights in India