Activism as ethical practice: Queer politics in contemporary India

Cultural Dynamics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-20

  Dave, Naisargi N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

activism; ethics; ethnography; India; queer

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; GENDER ROLE; POLITICAL ORGANIZATION; POLITICS; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

DELHI; INDIA; NEW DELHI;

EID: 79955060265     PISSN: 09213740     EISSN: 14617048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0921374011403351     Document Type: Article

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