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Transphobia to transrespect: undoing Hijraism through rehumanization of Khwaja Siras in Pakistani TV dramas.

This article explores the phenomenon of the de and rehumanization of khwaja siras in two Pakistani national television plays: Alif Allah Aur Insaan (Alpha, Allah and Man) and Khuda Mera Bhi Hai (God is Mine too). I argue that these two plays made a significant contribution to the reimagining and rec...

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Published in:Journal of Gender Studies Vol. 29; no. 8; pp. 949 - 962
Main Author: Kanwal, Aroosa
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2020
Subjects:
Psycholinguistics
Communicative competence
Anthropology
Second language acquisition
Creativity (Linguistics)
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