Latitudes: new Indian transnational cinema

J Lesbian Stud. 2014;18(3):209-22. doi: 10.1080/10894160.2014.896609.

Abstract

This article examines films and video art that speak to conditions of exile and displacement, including the work of Mona Hatoum, Sonali Gulati, and Onir. It proposes the term "latitude" to interrogate the aesthetic and formal properties of these artworks, seeking to understand how lesbian and same-sex eroticism and identities are central to their efficacy.

Keywords: India; diaspora; film; video art.

MeSH terms

  • Emigration and Immigration
  • Female
  • Homosexuality, Female*
  • Humans
  • India
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Motion Pictures*
  • Social Identification*
  • Social Perception*