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Gay Bombay : globalization, love and (be)longing in contemporary India /

Through a multi-sited ethnography in an online-offline community, Parmesh Shahani examines how Internet technologies, the media industry, audiences and broader socio-historical contexts shape gay identity in contemporary urban India. He realizes that the identity of a gay man in the community is neg...

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Bibliografiske detaljer
Hovedforfatter: Shahani, Parmesh
Format: Printed Book
Sprog:English
Udgivet: Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications, c2008.
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Online adgang:Table of contents only
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Summary:Through a multi-sited ethnography in an online-offline community, Parmesh Shahani examines how Internet technologies, the media industry, audiences and broader socio-historical contexts shape gay identity in contemporary urban India. He realizes that the identity of a gay man in the community is negotiated on the stability of the idea of Indianness. For readers across the world focused on India, Gay Bombay will serve as a memorable journey through various transitions in urban India.
Fysisk beskrivelse:349 p. ; 22 cm.
Bibliografi:Includes bibliographical references (p. [318]-342) and index.
ISBN:9780761936480 (paper back)