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November 1, 2014
Mobility and sexuality – Re-writing common perceptions
… the heroine an amputee on a microprocessor controlled prosthetic leg with a hydraulic foot and ankle system raises her…
By Shikha Aleya
November 1, 2014
एकजुटता असंभव सी : रितुपर्णो घोष की फिल्म दहन (1997) की समीक्षा
1 जून, 2014 त्रिना निलीना बनर्जी 1997 में रितुपर्णो घोष द्वारा उपन्यासकार सुचित्रा भट्टाचार्य के उपन्यास ‘दहन’ पर आधारित इसी…
By Trina Nileena Banerjee
October 17, 2014
That Hashtag Was My Colleague
By Sonia Khan | Grist Media – Mon 18 Aug, 2014 Doubting doctors, corrupt cops, jeering lawyers and, of course,…
By Curated Content
October 15, 2014
‘Popular Stereotyping’
Time and again, our films underline the supremacy of man. Modernity is reduced to a matter of packaging. A modern…
By Curated Content
October 15, 2014
Discourse of desire
By: Nupur Sharma The Hindu. Shohini Ghosh at Lodhi Garden Restaurant, New Delhi. Photo: V.V. Krishnan Over a hearty meal, film…
By Curated Content
October 15, 2014
How the popular media fails representation of women
Being a journalism student once, and having a network of seniors and batch mates who came from a journalism background,…
By Anshul Tewari
October 15, 2014
Interview: Gender And Popular Science
Popular science stories can be exciting, educative and a lot of fun to read. But sometimes we come across that…
By Shweta Krishnan
October 1, 2014
Superman and Blackman: Two Queer Indulgences
#1 My computer desktop features one of the most recognizable icons of 21st century (Western) popular culture: Superman, in his…
By Oishik Sircar
October 1, 2014
Gender and Sesame Street
My mother was not a role model for me when I was growing up – not in the traditional sense…
By Sashwati Banerjee
October 1, 2014
The Dirty Picture
The Dirty Picture, directed by Milan Luthria (2011) has ushered in various debates around sexuality through its representation of sexuality…
By Sujatha Subramanian
October 1, 2014
The Editorial: Popular Media and Sexuality
“The writer cannot be a mere storyteller; he cannot be a mere teacher; he cannot merely X-ray society’s weaknesses, its…
By TARSHI
October 1, 2014
Never Mind The Nipples: Sex, Gender and Social Media
Five snippets from three months. In August, Indian actress Poonam Pandey dons a bikini for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge…
By Bishakha Datta
October 1, 2014
Woman, man or a little bit of both? How deciding Caster Semenya’s gender is more complex than you might think
This post was originally published at Mail Online. The family and friends of the teenager who struck gold in the women’s…
By Curated Content