Anu Kuriakose
Biographic Data
| ID | 4634605 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anu Kuriakose |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anu |
| FAMILY NAME | Kuriakose |
| SIGNATURE | KURIAKOSE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0398-1046 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2027 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Fractured consent and disrupted desires
While marital rape has been a subject of legal dispute in Indian society, non-consensual sexual abuse within a cohabiting relationship also makes the issue complex and debatable. This research examines marital rape and cohabitant partner rape of females in Kerala, India, and their representation in Malayalam cinema. Any non-consensual sexual acts committed by an intimate partner or spouse cause psychological and physical harm and trauma to the su…
Queering bodies
This research critically examines female bodybuilding as a subversive practice that challenges dominant ideals of the feminine body. While bodybuilding has historically been structured through ideals of hegemonic masculinity, this study argues that women’s muscular performances exceed and rework these norms rather than simply reproduce them. Drawing on Jack Halberstam’s “female masculinity,” Judith Butler’s “gender performativity,” and Therasa Se…
Beyond Marginalisation
Podcasting is a powerful medium for amplifying disability narratives and challenging the underrepresentation and stereotyping of disabled individuals in mainstream media. This study examines how podcasts create inclusive spaces and foster advocacy by centring firsthand accounts particularly from disabled women and shifting the discourse from individual ‘inspirational’ stories to systemic critiques of ableism. Using podcast ethnography and themati…
(Un)Natural Bodies
Construction and contestation of identity and politics
This article examines the representation of transgender identity in contemporary Malayalam Cinema through the construction of trans femininity in the two films; Aalorukkam (2018) and Njan Marykutty (2018). Malayalam cinema has started to capture trans lives for the last two decades as trans people have appeared as side characters in a number of films. These films demarcate the transformation in Kerala’s public sphere as well as in Malayalam indus…
Construction and contestation of identity and politics
This article examines the representation of transgender identity in contemporary Malayalam Cinema through the construction of trans femininity in the two films; Aalorukkam (2018) and Njan Marykutty (2018). Malayalam cinema has started to capture trans lives for the last two decades as trans people have appeared as side characters in a number of films. These films demarcate the transformation in Kerala’s public sphere as well as in Malayalam indus…
(Un)Natural Bodies
Construction and contestation of identity and politics
This article examines the representation of transgender identity in contemporary Malayalam Cinema through the construction of trans femininity in the two films; Aalorukkam (2018) and Njan Marykutty (2018). Malayalam cinema has started to capture trans lives for the last two decades as trans people have appeared as side characters in a number of films. These films demarcate the transformation in Kerala’s public sphere as well as in Malayalam indus…
(Un)Natural Bodies
Queering bodies
This research critically examines female bodybuilding as a subversive practice that challenges dominant ideals of the feminine body. While bodybuilding has historically been structured through ideals of hegemonic masculinity, this study argues that women’s muscular performances exceed and rework these norms rather than simply reproduce them. Drawing on Jack Halberstam’s “female masculinity,” Judith Butler’s “gender performativity,” and Therasa Se…
Beyond Marginalisation
Podcasting is a powerful medium for amplifying disability narratives and challenging the underrepresentation and stereotyping of disabled individuals in mainstream media. This study examines how podcasts create inclusive spaces and foster advocacy by centring firsthand accounts particularly from disabled women and shifting the discourse from individual ‘inspirational’ stories to systemic critiques of ableism. Using podcast ethnography and themati…
Fractured consent and disrupted desires
While marital rape has been a subject of legal dispute in Indian society, non-consensual sexual abuse within a cohabiting relationship also makes the issue complex and debatable. This research examines marital rape and cohabitant partner rape of females in Kerala, India, and their representation in Malayalam cinema. Any non-consensual sexual acts committed by an intimate partner or spouse cause psychological and physical harm and trauma to the su…
Malayalam (3 works) · Movie theater (3 works) · South Asian Cinema and Culture (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Cinema and Media Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (2 works) · Social and Economic Development in India (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Transgender (2 works)