Gayatri Gopinath: 2 books
Impossible Desires
Queer Diasporas and South Asian Public Cultures
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2005
By bringing queer theory to bear on ideas of diaspora, Gayatri Gopinath produces both a more compelling queer theory and a more nuanced understanding of diaspora. Focusing on queer female diasporic subjectivity, Gopinath develops a theory of diaspora apart from the logic of blood, authenticity, and...
Unruly Visions
The Aesthetic Practices of Queer Diaspora
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2018
In Unruly Visions Gayatri Gopinath brings queer studies to bear on investigations of diaspora and visuality, tracing the interrelation of affect, archive, region, and aesthetics through an examination of a wide range of contemporary queer visual culture. Spanning film, fine art, poetry, and photography,...