Event Title
Images of Queer Indian Women Across Cultures
Location
Diamond 242
Start Date
30-4-2015 9:00 AM
End Date
30-4-2015 10:25 AM
Project Type
Presentation
Description
This presentation will examine two films, Deepa Mehtas Fire, and Shamim Sharifs I Cant Think Straight through the themes of marriage, love, and lesbian relationships. I will particularly examine how setting affects each of these themes; Fire is set in India, while I Cant Think Straight is set in England. I will also take into account the background of the directors of the two films, and the possible motivations behind basing a film around a lesbian relationship.
Faculty Sponsor
Nikky Singh
Sponsoring Department
Colby College. Religious Studies Dept.
CLAS Field of Study
Humanities
Event Website
http://www.colby.edu/clas
ID
1317
Images of Queer Indian Women Across Cultures
Diamond 242
This presentation will examine two films, Deepa Mehtas Fire, and Shamim Sharifs I Cant Think Straight through the themes of marriage, love, and lesbian relationships. I will particularly examine how setting affects each of these themes; Fire is set in India, while I Cant Think Straight is set in England. I will also take into account the background of the directors of the two films, and the possible motivations behind basing a film around a lesbian relationship.
https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/clas/2015/program/367