Karen Gabriel
Biographic Data
| ID | 197609 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen Gabriel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen |
| FAMILY NAME | Gabriel |
| SIGNATURE | GABRIEL K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Delhi |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Formulating patriarchal homosociality
In this article I seek to re-examine the concepts ‘patriarchy’ and ‘homosociality’, individually and in relation to each other. I argue that the critical tendency to dismiss the utility of ‘patriarchy’ did not engage much with the relations of patriarchal formations to men and masculinities. The latter are shaped and determined by bonds of ‘homosociality’, which, I argue, is not necessarily to be understood as being oppositional to homosexuality …
Orientalism, terrorism and Bombay cinema
This paper critically assesses the usefulness of the “new-Orientalism” thesis in understanding the discourses around the idea of “terrorism” and of “the terrorist”. It observes that critiques of “new Orientalism” provide important insights into the ways in which “Islam”, “the Muslim” and “terrorist” have come to be constructed. However, it also argues for the importance of the density of historical context and specificity of locality in understan…
Books
Orientalism, terrorism and Bombay cinema
This paper critically assesses the usefulness of the “new-Orientalism” thesis in understanding the discourses around the idea of “terrorism” and of “the terrorist”. It observes that critiques of “new Orientalism” provide important insights into the ways in which “Islam”, “the Muslim” and “terrorist” have come to be constructed. However, it also argues for the importance of the density of historical context and specificity of locality in understan…
Formulating patriarchal homosociality
In this article I seek to re-examine the concepts ‘patriarchy’ and ‘homosociality’, individually and in relation to each other. I argue that the critical tendency to dismiss the utility of ‘patriarchy’ did not engage much with the relations of patriarchal formations to men and masculinities. The latter are shaped and determined by bonds of ‘homosociality’, which, I argue, is not necessarily to be understood as being oppositional to homosexuality …
Books
Orientalism, terrorism and Bombay cinema
This paper critically assesses the usefulness of the “new-Orientalism” thesis in understanding the discourses around the idea of “terrorism” and of “the terrorist”. It observes that critiques of “new Orientalism” provide important insights into the ways in which “Islam”, “the Muslim” and “terrorist” have come to be constructed. However, it also argues for the importance of the density of historical context and specificity of locality in understan…
Formulating patriarchal homosociality
In this article I seek to re-examine the concepts ‘patriarchy’ and ‘homosociality’, individually and in relation to each other. I argue that the critical tendency to dismiss the utility of ‘patriarchy’ did not engage much with the relations of patriarchal formations to men and masculinities. The latter are shaped and determined by bonds of ‘homosociality’, which, I argue, is not necessarily to be understood as being oppositional to homosexuality …
Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Art history (1 work) · Caste (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Context (archaeology (1 work) · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (1 work)