Neerja Nagpal
Biographic Data
| ID | 8968344 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Neerja Nagpal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Neerja |
| FAMILY NAME | Nagpal |
| SIGNATURE | NAGPAL N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Delhi |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Understanding Compulsory Struggle, Silence & Female Agency in Maya Sharma’s Loving Women
This paper examines Maya Sharma’s Loving Women: Being Lesbian in Unprivileged India through Adrienne Rich’s theory of compulsory heterosexuality and lesbian existence. It argues that Sharma’s testimonial narratives reveal how lesbian existence among underprivileged Indian women is silenced by heteronormative marriage, caste and class hierarchies, economic dependency, and familial control. Rich’s concept of compulsory heterosexuality provides the …
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Understanding Compulsory Struggle, Silence & Female Agency in Maya Sharma’s Loving Women
This paper examines Maya Sharma’s Loving Women: Being Lesbian in Unprivileged India through Adrienne Rich’s theory of compulsory heterosexuality and lesbian existence. It argues that Sharma’s testimonial narratives reveal how lesbian existence among underprivileged Indian women is silenced by heteronormative marriage, caste and class hierarchies, economic dependency, and familial control. Rich’s concept of compulsory heterosexuality provides the …
Caste (1 works) · Heterosexuality (1 works) · Kinship (1 works) · Lesbian (1 works) · Narrative (1 works) · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (1 works) · Silence (1 works) · South Asian Cinema and Culture (1 works) · South Asian Studies and Diaspora (1 works)