WGS370H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Hypermasculinity, Gay Bar
17 Dec 2014
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Wg370 lecture 8 nov 11 - global divas. Questions tuesday 11th november 2014: discuss based on the film fire how it adhered to and challenged a developmental narrative of gay and lesbian identity that underlies dominant western narratives on non-dominant sexualities. Mocking patriarchy within the context of the eastern gaze, it wasnt about stipulating the context of the way they dressed. Their foot massage in the park went undetected. Talking together in private under the roof. Presence of the male gaze - hair oiling: discuss the ways in which radha and sita"s erotic desire in fire challenged hindu nationalist ideologies. Women have been shaped as a symbol of tradition and culture within the hindu. The mark of tradition and culture meant women wouldn"t express any forms of erotic desires. It works in the context of recognizing that you can be touched by the same sex: using your notes on impossible desire by gayatri gopinath describe what she means by it.
