Madhavi Menon
Madhavi Menon (b. 1971) is Professor of English at Ashoka University in Delhi NCR, India. Previously she was Professor of English at American University in Washington DC, and before that at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York. Menon is a queer theorist and has written extensively on the subjects of desire, identity, and theory. Menon is also Director of the Centre for Studies in Gender and Sexuality at Ashoka University,[1] the first centre of its kind in India.
Bibliography[edit]
Menon has published extensively in newspapers and magazines.
- Articles
- "The Unlikely Desires of Padmaavat" (Indian Express, 16 February 2018)[2]
- "Counterpoint: BJP’s Ram Madhav wants a pure India – mirroring an idea the British wanted to impose" (Scroll, 17 August 2017)[3]
- "On homosexuality and national anthem, the Supreme Court has offered contradictory reasoning" (Scroll, )[4]
- Books
- Wanton Words: Rhetoric and Sexuality in English Renaissance Drama (Toronto University Press, 2004; ISBN 9780802088376 Search this book on
.) - Unhistorical Shakespeare: Queer Theory in Shakespearean Literature and Film (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008; ISBN 9780230614574 Search this book on .)
- Indifference to Difference: On Queer Universalism (University of Minnesota Press, 2015; ISBN 9781452944968 Search this book on .)
- Lambda Literary Awards Finalist[5]
- Shakesqueer: A Queer Companion to The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Menon as editor; Duke University Press, 2011; ISBN 9780822348450 Search this book on .)
- Infinite Variety: A History of Desire in India (Speaking Tiger, 2018; ISBN 9789387693289 Search this book on .)
Menon's most recent book, Infinite Variety, has been described by Shohini Ghosh as "elegant, lucid and funny ... this book will appeal to as many readers as there are desires."[6] Historian of sexuality Saleem Kidwai has said of Infinite Variety that "deep insights are tinged with humour in this wide-ranging, thought-provoking exploration of pleasure and pain across time and regions."[6] Menon is currently at work on a book titled The Law of Desire, which looks at laws governing sexualities in India and around the world.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Centre for Studies in Gender and Sexuality". Ashoka University. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ↑ Menon, Madhavi (16 February 2018). "The Unlikely Desires of Padmaavat". Indian Express.
- ↑ Menon, Madhavi (17 August 2017). "Counterpoint: BJP's Ram Madhav wants a pure India – mirroring an idea the British wanted to impose". Scroll. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ↑ Menon, Madhavi (22 February 2017). "On homosexuality and national anthem, the Supreme Court has offered contradictory reasoning". Scroll. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ↑ "28th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Infinite Variety". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.[unreliable source?]
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