Sexuality, Masculinities and Resistance in South India

by K.P. Jayaraj

Overview

Sexuality, Masculinities and Resistance in South India unravels the relations of domination, subordination, and resistance in the context of sexuality and masculinities in contemporary Malabar, South India.

Exploring a taxonomy of masculinities, based on the lived experiences of gender and sexual non-conforming men, this book documents the hierarchical character of masculine articulations on the one hand, and forms of everyday resistance to hegemonic masculinity, on the other. It proposes a broad project of social transformation, inclusive of struggles by feminist groups, which should also engage with socially ‘non-conforming’ collectives to challenge the power of masculinities.

Sexuality, Masculinities and Resistance in South India will be a valuable text for students and researchers in gender, sexuality, and queer studies, as well as for professionals and activists in these areas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040323182
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/10/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	182
File size:	886 KB

About the Author

K.P. Jayaraj is a senior research specialist at Child Rights and You (CRY), New Delhi, India. His research focuses on gender, masculinities, and sexuality as well as child rights, and male child sexual abuse.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Contextualising sexuality in Malabar 3. Social construction of sexuality and masculinities 4. Negotiating masculinities: practices under conformity and non-conformity 5. Politics of sexuality and propositions of resistance 6. Conclusion: beyond a human rights framework