Happenings (Preview), May '16
In a historical sense, ‘queer literature’ (if it can be called that) is a fairly new innovation. The current understanding of queer genders and sexualities as distinct from compulsory heterosexuality is itself the outcome of a social process that started only in the late 19th century.
Rituparno
Ghosh, who passed away three years ago almost to the date, had contributed significantly
to a more nuanced understanding of queer genders and sexualities through his
cinematic work and writings in Bengali newspapers. With that perspective, Sujoy
Prosad Chatterjee couldn’t have chosen a more apt manner to pay homage to
Rituparno Ghosh.
Varta previews an upcoming event in homage
to the late Rituparno Ghosh
Kolkata, May 28,
2016: Three days from today – on May 31, 2016 – art personality Sujoy Prosad
Chatterjee will pay homage to Rituparno Ghosh, a queer icon in the world of
cinema, through dramatized readings of queer writings from across the globe.
The event will take place at the Ahuja Museum for Arts, Lee Road, Bhawanipur,
from 7.30-8.30 pm.
In a historical sense, ‘queer literature’ (if it can be called that) is a fairly new innovation. The current understanding of queer genders and sexualities as distinct from compulsory heterosexuality is itself the outcome of a social process that started only in the late 19th century.
Because of the strong stigma and
condemnation in many cultures around the world, lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender and other queer individuals have often turned to literature as a
source of validation and understanding of their genders and sexualities. Mythology
and classical literature have long had traces of queerness. In more modern
times, the discussion around queer issues in literature became more evolved,
including the last two decades or so in the Indian context.
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