Tag: sexuality
CONVERSATION | “Great literature is one of the most helpful resources to discover the...
In a conversation with The New Leam, Dr. Ruth Vanita reflects on issues like sexuality, identity and body politics. And her engagement with issues in feminism throws new light on critical issues of gender that define our times.
The 1950s queer black performers who inspired Little Richard
Little Richard – born Richard Penniman – honed his craft as a teenage drag queen in touring minstrel tent-shows and vaudeville revues, as well as in an extended network of clubs and bars in the southern and eastern United States known as the “chitlin’ circuit.”
With Rampant Rape, is India the Worst Country for Women?
A unaddressed misogynistic societal attitude underpins the culture of rape in India.
Normalising Violence Against Women: How Many More Priyanka Reddys Do We Need?
Violence against women has become a common occurrence in our society, but nothing much can change unless we alter our consciousness.
The art of Louise Bourgeois
Recently the art of Louise Bourgeois was exhibited at the museum of modern art in New York. Here, her work on the issue of patriarchy, sexuality and womanhood was in focus.
