Beyond Hijra: Politics of Respectability, Identity and Mythmaking in Kolkata’s Transgender Communities
Embargo Notes
Due to the sensitive nature of this project, the author has asked to be notified when access to the project files is requested. The standard access restrictions for student work in the repository apply.
Individual author or multiple authors
Individual
Major
Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies (GWSS)
Category of Work
Comps
Additional Category of Work
Prizes/Awards
Degree
Bachelor of Arts
Class Year
2025
Comps Adviser(s)
Moore, Candace; Sehgal, Meera
Special Recognition
Distinction on comps
Keywords
Hijra/Transgender Communities, Kolkata/West Bengal Ethnographic Fieldwork, Documentary Filmmaking, Religious Syncretism, Hindutva Nationalism, Gender Politics
Academic Civic Engagement (ACE) Comps Designation
yes
Format
application/pdf; video/mp4
Files Uploaded
Text (paper), Video File
Rights Management
Student author/s retain copyright to this work. Through online submission process, author/s granted Carleton College the non-exclusive rights to preserve this work as part of Carleton's academic history and to use it for teaching purposes and/or institutional research and assessment.
