CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020
| Author | Biswas, Arpita |
|---|---|
| Title | Homonationalist Assemblages And Political Ambiguity: Interrogating The Progressive Narrative Of Lgbt Rights In India |
| Summary | In this thesis, I aim to interrogate a linear narrative of “progressive” LGBT+ rights that emerged in the aftermath of the judgment that decriminalized homosexuality in 2018. In this narrative, there is a breaking point of LGBT+ rights, for which the Hindu right-wing is credited. In this regard, I will attempt to deconstruct and interrogate this linear narrative, while illustrating the manner in which this narrative was formed through an assemblage. First, I will interrogate the claim that LGBT+ subjects are liberated or emancipated by focusing on the inequalities suffered by transgender subjects. Further, I will demonstrate that the trope of “progress” can only be noticed with regard to Hindu, cis-male, upper-caste queer subjects. I will also argue that these subjects have materialized as the “ideal” subject at this point in time due to the opportune confluences of Hindutva and neoliberalism. I will also argue that these confluences hide the myriad of human rights abuses that occurred at the same time as Navtej Singh Johar. Lastly, by analyzing the confluences of Hindutva and neoliberalism, I will also analyse the political ambiguity of the Hindu right-wing and the impact this could have on the narrative of “progressive” LGBT+ rights. |
| Supervisor | Renkin, Hadley Zaun; Yoon, Hyaesin |
| Department | Gender Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2020/biswas_arpita.pdf |
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