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Barnard College
Publication Date
Spring 2020
Abstract
The last 20 years in Nepal has seen drastic changes in the rights and recognition of Gender and Sexual Minorites. Little research has been done on GSM in Nepal and the majority of this research focuses solely on discrimination faced by GSM using western identity terms and categories. These identity terms conflict with a Nepal specific understand of self. Even fewer research has been done on academic discourse on GSM in Nepal. There is a need to understand how academics talk about Nepal’s GSM and how this has changed over time. Terms and their respective constructed identities say a lot about the actors and goals of academic research and its ability to sculpt language and lives.
In this research I will look at terms used for GSM in Nepal over the last twenty years and how these terms and subjects have changed over time. I will use theories of essentialism to explore how categories and the meanings behind them change over time. I will then contrast academic understanding of identity with on the ground experiences and identities of GSM in Nepal.
Disciplines
Asian Studies | Gender and Sexuality | History of Gender | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies | Liberal Studies | South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
Recommended Citation
Kelly, Carolyn, "“Gender and Sexual Minorities Identity Terms” Academic Discourse in Nepal Over Time" (2020). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 3349.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/3349
Included in
Asian Studies Commons, Gender and Sexuality Commons, History of Gender Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies Commons
Program Name
Nepal: Development, Gender, and Social Change in the Himalaya