Desi Queers - LGBTQ+ South Asians and Cultural Belonging in Britain

A landmark book on South Asian queer communities in Britain and how they have helped to shape LGBTQ+ movements since the 1970s.

About the author

Churnjeet Mahn is Professor of English Literature at the University of Strathclyde. Her research focuses on experiences of racism and homophobia in travel writing and accounts of displacement. She has worked on a range of creative research projects related to post-Partition memory, and queer displacement.

Rohit K. Dasgupta is Associate Professor of Gender and Sexuality at the London School of Economics. He researches queer cultures, digital media and cultural industries in South Asia. He is also Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow.

DJ Ritu is a pioneering EDI activist, international turntablist, Rough Guides contributor and BBC Radio presenter. In the 1980s, she established Shakti Disco at the London Lesbian and Gay Centre, before co-founding both the legendary Club Kali, in 1995, and the queer SWANA (South-West Asian and North African) music club Hoppa. In 2023, Ritu was awarded an MBE for services to music and broadcasting.

Summary

A landmark book on South Asian queer communities in Britain and how they have helped to shape LGBTQ+ movements since the 1970s.

Product details

• Authors: Rohit K. Dasgupta, Dasgupta Rohit K., Churnjeet Mahn, Mahn Churnjeet, DJ Ritu
• Publisher: Hurst Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.2025
• EAN: 9781911723646
• ISBN: 978-1-911723-64-6
• Illustrations: farbige Illustrationen
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Gay & Lesbian studies, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, Relating to British South Asian people, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics