| ID | 177196 |
| Title Proper | Gastropoetics of Sex: Gluttony, Lust and Excess in Late Nationalist India |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Berger, Rachel |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In this paper, I explore the ways in which queer sex acts and orientations come to be coded through other modes of signifying excess in colonial and nationalist discourse. I explore the way in which food and sex are held on a continuum that ties gluttony to abstinence, creating the standards for respectable sexuality and a map for flouting them. Fundamentally, I look at how sex and food are conflated, especially when enjoyed or imagined in ways outside the norm of conventional morality. Moreover, I examine the terms through which this correlation is translated into a broader framework for thinking about the body in its private and shared forms. |
| `In' analytical Note | South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies Vol. 43, No.6; Dec 2020: p. 1128-1142 |
| Journal Source | South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies 2020-12 43, 6 |
| Key Words | Nationalism ; South Asia ; Hindi Literature ; Food Studies ; Queer Theory ; History of Sexuality |