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Intersecting queer rights and legislative theatre in India: advocacy narrative of power, justice and expression

Title
Intersecting queer rights and legislative theatre in India: advocacy narrative of power, justice and expression
Creator
Debsarma, Anirban; Sarkar, Sreemoyee
Description
Queer activism and Legislative Theatre (LT) converge in myriad ways at their intersection, influencing and shaping each other. The present work investigates how LT can help to identify queer marginalisation in the fissured legal paradigm of India. It explores how LT can address the hegemonic silencing of the queer from an advocacy perspective. Our conviction is that the LT challenges the entrenched power structures against a queer-inclusive democratic space, offers a blueprint to advance queer dialogue, and coalition-building for legislation and policy discussions. It is the time when such a potent artistic activism must shape the public discourse. 2025 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Source
Research in Drama Education;Volume;30;Issue;3;pp.662-678
Date
01-01-2025
Publisher
Routledge
Subject
artistic expression; BNS; Habermasian public sphere; Legislative theatre; LGBTQ+; queer advocacy
Coverage
Debsarma A.; Sarkar S., Department of International Studies, Political Science and History, CHRIST University, Bangalore, India
Rights
Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library
Relation
ISSN: 13569783;
Format
online
Language
English
Type
Article

Citation

Debsarma, Anirban; Sarkar, Sreemoyee, “Intersecting queer rights and legislative theatre in India: advocacy narrative of power, justice and expression,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 17, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/22711.

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