Qeer Theory

Here I am sharing my Presentation as a part of my academic study. Submitted to Dr. Dilip Barad , M. K Bhavnagar University

1. Queer Theory Name – Megha B Trivedi Course – M.A. English Sem – 2 Batch – 2016-2018 Enrolment No – 2069108420170030 Submitted to – Smt. S. B. Gardi Dept. Of English MKBU Email ID – [email protected] Roll No – 18 Paper No- 7 Literary Criticism : Western- 2

2. The Queer Theory Queer means - something or someone is odd or whimsical Queer Theory is a field of Poststructuralist critical theory Emerged in early 1990s It’s out of the fields of Queer studies and women’s studies

3. Continue …… Study of Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( LGBT) Lesbian and gay both began as “ Liberation movements” It focus on mismatches between sex or gender and desirer These studies try to achieve for gays and lesbians, political , legal and economic rights equal to the heterosexual majority .

4. Continue…. Queer Theory is a Significant contributor to Cultural Studies Queer theorist like Judith Butler, Lee Edelman, Diana Fuss This types of characters always marginalized in the society

5. Director – Deepa Mehta Based on Ismat Chugtai’s 1941 U rdu short story, Lihaf ( The Quilt ) Lesbian Identities 1996 Radha and Sita

6. GAY RELATION

7. REPRESENTATION OF GAY IN COMIC WAY

8. CONCLUTION….