| dc.description.abstract | ndia has a socio-cultural context in which heterosexuality is viewed
as 'natural' sexuality and Queer sexuality as 'unnatural'. The marginalization
of LGBTIQA+ groups has its roots in the invisible frameworks society has
created around sexuality. It can be seen that the state and the patriarchal
system use social institutions such as religion, family, marriage,
reproduction, education sector, workplaces, law, media, etc. to maintain and
enforce the unwritten rules established in this way. Building upon this
background, this paper analyses how cinema, a popular medium that
influences the cultural sphere of Kerala, represents Queer sexuality.
In the 1990s, discourses on sexuality began to take a new direction
globally. Cinema has a significant impact on society in conveying cultural
values and reflecting social life. Art, technology, and commercial interests
intersect within cinema. This study aims to examine how Malayalam cinema
has portrayed the Queer narrative over a twenty-year period from 2000 to
2020 through the analysis of selected Malayalam films. Cinema not only
shapes and upholds cultural values but also critiques public consciousness.
Films are analysed in accordance with cultural studies theories and
intercultural approaches.
Over the span of twenty years, changes in the portrayal of Queer
sexuality in Malayalam cinema can be observed alongside shifts in the
public sphere. | en_US |
