(Sub)alternating Imperia?: Law, Justice and Gender/Sexual Politics in Pakistan and Indonesia

This paper seeks to highlight some of the meanings and shapes that the concepts of law and justice take amongst contemporary sexually and/or gender-variant Muslim subjectivities in Pakistan and Indonesia. In doing so, it argues for a new, critical approach in postcolonial theory, mindful, in the fir...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hamzić, Vanja
Format: Conference Object
Language:unknown
Published: 2011
Subjects:
HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
KL Asia and Eurasia
Africa
Pacific Area
and Antarctica
Pacific
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/16992/
Description
Summary:This paper seeks to highlight some of the meanings and shapes that the concepts of law and justice take amongst contemporary sexually and/or gender-variant Muslim subjectivities in Pakistan and Indonesia. In doing so, it argues for a new, critical approach in postcolonial theory, mindful, in the first place, of its past mishaps in analysing religious and cultural intersections with gender/sexual human experience.

Similar Items