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| In: | CINEJ Cinema Journal, 6, 2017, 1, p. 51-70 |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
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| Media Type: | Article, E-Article |
| Physical Description: | 51-70 |
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2158-8724
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| DOI: | 10.5195/cinej.2017.147 |
| published in: | CINEJ Cinema Journal |
| Language: | Undetermined |
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| Collection: | University Library System, University of Pittsburgh (CrossRef) |
<jats:p>This paper tries to explore same-sex love in Muslim cultures in India as represented in Hindustani cinema. My focus will be on Muslim female same-sex love which is generally not touched upon. Female same-sex love and male same-sex love is widely discussed and debated upon. The recent film Dedh Ishqiya (Bhardwaj, 2014) is taken as a case study to examine female same-sex love in a Muslim context. Other films will be dealt in periphery. The influence of language, place and peer group is to be checked. Amradparashti or male same-sex love is discussed in comparison to female same-sex love for which no particular term in North India is used that frequently. </jats:p> |