Neoliberal values & queer/disability in Margarita with a Straw |
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| Authors: | Ryan A D’Souza Jessica S Rauchberg |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Communication, University of South Florida, Tampa, USAdsouzara@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2235-0461;3. Department of Communication Studies &4. Multimedia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTMargarita with a Straw is an Indian movie about a queer/disabled woman exploring her sexuality. The article uses textual analysis with a discursive formation approach to analyze how the protagonist’s queer/disabled identity is constituted vis-à-vis intimate partnerships alongside the promotion of neoliberal values. One relationship with an able-bodied white man takes place within a caregiving dynamic that challenges her independence. The other relationship with a disabled South Asian woman creates an interdependence that bifurcates their identities as disabled-and-queer. The article argues that the promotion of neoliberal values in the context of queer/disability is about independence from dependence on sociopolitical systems. |
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| Keywords: | Bisexuality disability India neoliberalism queer |
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2235-0461;3. Department of Communication Studies &4. Multimedia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada