A public lecture recently delivered by Saba Mahmood at the London School of Economics entitled “Secularism, Religion and Sexuality: A Postcolonial Genealogy” is now available as an audio podcast. In the lecture, Mahmood examines the relationship between the postcolonial state and conceptions of sexuality and religion in South Asia and the Middle East:
The relegation of religion and sexual reproduction to the private sphere is widely regarded as a key feature of modern secular societies. While postcolonial states of South Asia and the Middle East are heir to this arrangement, they are also distinct in that they retain religious laws for the regulation of family affairs. As a result, both minority and majority religious communities of these postcolonial polities continue to exert a fair degree of judicial autonomy over family affairs based on their religious traditions. Professor Mahmood’s talk tries to rethink the classical debate around “family law” and “minority rights” by parsing out the contradictions that attend the public-private distinction institutionalized by the modern state, particularly the complex intertwining of gender, sexuality and religion.
Listen to the lecture here.
Tags: family law, Middle East, postcolonial studies, sexuality, South Asia
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AMA citation:
Boy J. A postcolonial genealogy of secularism and sexuality. The Immanent Frame. 2012. Available at: http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2012/11/14/a-postcolonial-genealogy-of-secularism-and-sexuality/. Accessed May 25, 2013.
APA citation:
Boy, John D.. (2012). A postcolonial genealogy of secularism and sexuality. Retrieved May 25, 2013, from The Immanent Frame Web site: http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2012/11/14/a-postcolonial-genealogy-of-secularism-and-sexuality/
Chicago citation:
Boy, John D.. 2012. A postcolonial genealogy of secularism and sexuality. The Immanent Frame. http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2012/11/14/a-postcolonial-genealogy-of-secularism-and-sexuality/ (accessed May 25, 2013).
Harvard citation:
Boy, J 2012, A postcolonial genealogy of secularism and sexuality, The Immanent Frame. Retrieved May 25, 2013, from <http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2012/11/14/a-postcolonial-genealogy-of-secularism-and-sexuality/>
MLA citation:
Boy, John D.. "A postcolonial genealogy of secularism and sexuality." 14 Nov. 2012. The Immanent Frame. Accessed 25 May. 2013. <http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2012/11/14/a-postcolonial-genealogy-of-secularism-and-sexuality/>
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