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Record Nr.

UNINA9910574066603321

Titolo

Transgender India : Understanding Third Gender Identities and Experiences / / edited by Douglas A. Vakoch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022

ISBN

9783030963866

9783030963859

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 pages)

Disciplina

306.768

Soggetti

Psychology

Sex

Behavioral Sciences and Psychology

Gender Studies

Transgèneres

Condicions socials

Situació legal

Salut mental

Llibres electrònics

Índia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction. Transgender to Transperson: An Overview of Indian Histories of Self, Sex, and Society -- ParT 1. LITERATURE -- Chapter 2. Re-writing the Subject and the Self: A Study of Hijra Life Writings -- Chapter 3. Queer Futurities in Arundhati Roy’s The Ministry of Utmost Happiness -- Chapter 4. Indian Influences and the Transgender Imagination in the Chinese Literary Classic Journey to the West (西遊記 -- Part 2 -- History Chapter 5. Contradiction and Concurrence of Castration and the Fertile Phallus: A Transgender Reading of Ancient Indian Literature and Contemporary Hijra Experience -- Chapter 6. The Colonial Censu(re/ses) of Transbodies in Nineteenth-Century South Asia. Part 3. Law -- Chapter 7. Differs in Dignity: Shame, Privacy, and Law -- Chapter 8. Time to “Act”:



Guaranteeing Full Citizenship of Transgender Individuals in India -- ParT 4. HEALTH AND EMPLOYMENT -- Chapter 9. Exploring the Psychosocial Needs of Third Gender People Living with HIV in Hyderabad, India -- Chapter 10. Employability Issues of Transgender Individuals in Gujarat, India: An Analysis of the Origin -- Part 5. Transmen -- Chapter 11. Female Masculinities and Women of Third Nature: Analyzing the Gender and Sexual Politics of Identity and Visibility of Alternative Masculinities through Indian Mythologies and Literary Narratives. Chapter -- 12. “Families We Choose”: Kinship Patterns among Migrant Transmen in Bangalore, India.

Sommario/riassunto

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.