Masculinities and Sexuality
पुस्र्षत्व का बोध – सूची की नज़र से
अस्वस्थ्य मर्दानगी या विषाक्त पुरुषत्व का हिंसक होने के लिए ज़रूरी नहीं है कि जाहिर तौर पर मौखिक या शररिक रूप से घातक हो। इसके लक्षण रोज़मर्रा के वार्तालाप या अंतरंग बातचीत से भी सामने आते है।
By Ashmeet K. Bilkhu
October 15, 2019
पुरुषत्व का सामाजिक दायरा
मोहनस्वामी – लेखक वसुधेंद्र अनुवाद – रश्मि तेरदल (हार्पर पेरेनियल Harper Perennial, 2016) जब मैं छात्र जीवन में पढे गए…
By Abhiruchi Chatterjee
October 1, 2019
उभयलिंगी देवत्व : कोलकाता की दुर्गा पूजा में ट्रांस-सेक्शुअलिटी का उत्सव
प्रतिमा का यह एक-चला रूप, जिसकी उपासना पहचान और पहचान की राजनीति से जुड़े क्विअर समुदाय के लोग करते हैं, जैविक सम्बन्धों और विषमलैंगिकता के विचार पर बनी परिवार की इस परिभाषा को चुनौती देता है।
By Kaustav Bakshi and Arnab Adak
Hairy Caterpillars and I
There is someone in my life who had a terrible childhood, has had several liaisons and whose father married twice. He says that he hated his father. How would his father react to his son’s liaisons if he were alive? If I love a cyborg or a person of the same gender, how will my father react?
By Anupom Kumar Hazarika
October 1, 2019
What Kumbalangi Nights Teaches Us About Masculinities
Kumbalangi Nights is a beautiful glimpse into how masculinities are performed and what it does to the men performing them, as well as to their relationships.
By Shubhangani
October 15, 2019
Walk Away If He Calls The Mechanic
This malignancy of toxic masculinity is a mutant inheritance that is hard to eradicate. However, initiating discussions about it and spreading awareness is essential to minimise the cost to its victims.
By Abdullah Erikat
October 1, 2019
Video Page: Moustaches Unlimited
Is a moustache synonymous with the socially established understanding of what makes a ‘man’, is it what marks the degree of manliness, or rather, the degree of male privilege, and is it something that defines the kind of relationships men share with each other?
By Curated Content
October 1, 2019
The Social Boundaries of Masculinity
Through its vivid and raw depictions of socio-cultural life in rural Karnataka, the author, Vasudhendra, a key voice in contemporary Kannada literature, brings forth his identity in all its intersecting dimensions, through the inclusion of class, caste, religion, gender, rural-urban location, education and language.
By Abhiruchi Chatterjee
October 1, 2019
The Gillette Ad, APA Guidelines And Uri’s ‘Traditional Masculinity’
Traditional masculinity is not without its problems but to eliminate its component of stoicism is to pull the rug from under a cast of tough and determined characters who make society function.
By Juhi Sidharth and Chaitanya Ravi
The Examined Life of Masculinities
The inability to correctly identify, express and soothe (all three without exception, and in no particular order) inner vulnerabilities and imperfections is the weakest link between asserting masculinities and being able to properly live their full potential.
By Mona Mishra
October 15, 2019
Review: Unbelievable
I believe that such mini-series as “Unbelievable” will help people have a better understanding of what women go through when they experience a horrific incident like rape or sexual assault.
By ElsaMarie D'Silva
October 15, 2019
My Experiences In BDSM As Well As Vanilla Interactions With Men
My interaction with men started once I finished school and most men in my life have been decent to me, to say the least. However, there are different sides of maleness or manhood that I have come to experience.
By Asmi
October 1, 2019
Murderous Men: A Transnational Analysis of Domestic Violence, “Toxic” Masculinity and Patriarchy in India and the United States
As these correlations between gender development, physical violence and mass shootings come into sharper relief, the term “toxic masculinity” has become a staple of public discourse used to characterise men like Connor Betts, and even Sandeep Singh.
By Harjant Gill
MeToo, Masculinity and Amrita Pritam
Dilli ki Galiyaan therefore offers us a broader canvas for our desires, than the one afforded by the clear cut binaries of our current debates. The text shows that there will be masculinities that we urgently need to discourage; while men who do not encourage us will continue to exist.
By Ishan
October 15, 2019
Let’s Get Uncomfortable: How The Control Of Girls’ Sexuality Is Everybody’s Business In The World Of Child Marriage
This immense pressure to perform masculinity throughout each day and night not only impacts men’s wellbeing, but it also inevitably impacts the way they interact with the world around them. These interactions – this performance of control over oneself and others – reinforce the social norms and norms of power that drive gender inequality.
By Anne Sprinkel