<p>This book explores representations of same-sex desire in Indian literature and film from the 1970s to the present. Through a detailed analysis of poetry and prose by authors like Vikram Seth, Kamala Das, and Neel Mukherjee, and films from Bollywood and beyond, including Onir's My Brother Nikhil and Deepa Mehta's Fire, Oliver Ross argues that an initially Euro-American "homosexuality" with its connotations of an essential psychosexual orientation, is reinvented as it overlaps with different elements of Indian culture. Dismantling the popular belief that vocal gay and lesbian politics exist in contradistinction to a sexually "conservative" India, this book locates numerous alternative practices and identities of same-sex desire in Indian history and modernity. Indeed, many of these survived British colonialism, with its importation of ideas of sexual pathology and perversity, in changed or codified forms, and they are often inflected by gay and lesbian identities in the present. In this account, Oliver Ross challenges the preconception that, in the contemporary world, a grand narrative of sexuality circulates globally and erases all pre-existing narratives and embodiments of sexual desire.</p>

Same-Sex Desire in Indian Culture: Representations in Literature and Film, 1970-2015

ROSS, OLIVER

Science & Math

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

<p>Conflict is normal; it can either cause division or growth. Situational Mediation will teach you the best ways to resolve personal and business conflicts. By reading this book you will learn how to use the best features of evaluative, collaborative, transformative, and humanistic mediation to work through issues quickly, inexpensively, and with the least possible stress. Using extensive examples and detailed commentary, Oliver Ross shows you the process he uses to reach agreements in a wide variety of mediations. He offers a sensible, real-life approach for resolving disputes and teaches you effective methods of conflict resolution that you can use to lead participants to settlement while fostering opportunities for growth and transformation. Book jacket.</p>

Situational Mediation: Sensible Conflict Resolution

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