Durba Mitra. Indian Sex Life
Sexuality and the Colonial Origins of Modern Social Thought
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17817760 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Otávio Amaral (École des hautes études en sciences sociales, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 30 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1960-6060 • E-ISSN: 1960-6060 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/samaj.8500 |
| OpenAlex | W4388202150 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
In Indian Sex Life, the Harvard University professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality, Durba Mitra, seeks to explore the presence of the prostitute in Indian imaginary as an epistemological concept that she believes to be the key to comprehending the consolidation of Indian social sciences. In fact, the author defines the presence of the prostitute as an official subterfuge that was used by the colonial government in order to control women’s desires and sexuality. Mitra opens her book by statin
Archaeology · Colonialism · Human sexuality · Political science · Politics · Social life · Social thought · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · History · History of Science and Medicine · Law
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |