“Indian Sex Life”

Event description: 

Durba Mitra, Harvard University

Monday, Sept. 26, 4 pm

WLH 309

“Indian Sex Life”

Mitra shows how ideas of deviant female sexuality, often named as the “prostitute,” became foundational to modern social thought in and about colonial India. She analyzes a dangerous civilizational logic built on the control and erasure of women’s sexuality.

Sponsored by WGSS

Location: 
WLH 309 See map
Event time: 
Thursday, September 26, 2019 - 4:00pm