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Book Synopsis: Drawing on history, anthropology, literature, law, art, film, and performance studies, the contributors to Pakistan Desires invite reflection on what meanings adhere to queerness in Pakistan. They illustrate how amid conditions of straightness, desire can serve as a mode of queer future-making. Among other topics, the contributors analyze gender transgressive performances in Pakistani film, piety in the transgender rights movement, the use of Grindr among men, the exploration of homoerotic subject matter in contemporary Pakistani artist Anwar Saeed's work, and the story of a sixteenth-century Sufi saint who fell in love with a Brahmin boy. From Kashmir to the 1947 Partition to the resonances of South Asian gay subjectivity in the diaspora, the contributors attend to narrative and epistemological possibilities for queer lives and loves. By embracing forms of desire elsewhere, ones that cannot correlate to or often fall outside dominant Western theorizations of queerness, this volume gathers other ways of being queer in the world. Contributors. Ahmed Afzal, Asad Alvi, Anjali Arondekar, Vanja Hamzić, Omar Kasmani, Pasha M. Khan, Gwendolyn S. Kirk, Syeda Momina Masood, Nida Mehboob, Claire Pamment, Geeta Patel, Nael Quraishi, Abdullah Qureshi, Shayan Rajani, Jeffrey A. Redding, Gayatri Reddy, Syma Tariq
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Looking to broaden your horizons and explore diverse cultures? Introducing Pakistan Desires: Queer Futures Elsewhere - a must-read book that delves into the complexities of queerness in Pakistan. This captivating volume brings together experts from various fields to shed light on the meanings, narratives, and epistemological possibilities surrounding queerness in a Pakistani context.
From thought-provoking analyses of gender transgressive performances in Pakistani film to the exploration of homoerotic subject matter in contemporary artist Anwar Saeed's work, this book offers a rich tapestry of insights. Discover the story of a sixteenth-century Sufi saint who defied societal norms by falling in love with a Brahmin boy, showcasing the longstanding presence of queerness in the region.
Pakistan Desires goes beyond familiar Western notions of queerness, embracing narratives and desires that challenge the dominant understanding of what it means to be queer. By venturing beyond the conventional, this volume presents alternative ways of being queer in the world.
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