Murder in the Andamans: A Colonial Narrative of Sodomy, Jealousy and Violence
This article will analyse colonial discourses on sodomy, jealousy and violence connected with the penal settlement of the Andamans in late 19th and early 20th century. The narrative in these files elucidates the incoherent ways in which colonial officials of different ranks tried to rationalise the...
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| description | This article will analyse colonial discourses on sodomy, jealousy and violence connected with the penal settlement of the Andamans in late 19th and early 20th century. The narrative in these files elucidates the incoherent ways in which colonial officials of different ranks tried to rationalise the phenomenon of same-sex behaviour by employing (pseudo-)scientific theories of criminality, race and climatic determinism. Moreover, the analysis tries to shed light on the manifold failures of the colonial regime in South Asia. The paper aims at contributing to the history of sexuality in colonial contexts by highlighting the role of colonial spaces as laboratories for emerging ‘European’ sexual theories. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-53a58e8c9fe74eca867bc7ff5ae68f372024-02-12T15:38:29ZengCentre d’Etudes de l’Inde et de l’Asie du SudSouth Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal1960-60602013-10-0110.4000/samaj.3633Murder in the Andamans: A Colonial Narrative of Sodomy, Jealousy and ViolenceManju LudwigThis article will analyse colonial discourses on sodomy, jealousy and violence connected with the penal settlement of the Andamans in late 19th and early 20th century. The narrative in these files elucidates the incoherent ways in which colonial officials of different ranks tried to rationalise the phenomenon of same-sex behaviour by employing (pseudo-)scientific theories of criminality, race and climatic determinism. Moreover, the analysis tries to shed light on the manifold failures of the colonial regime in South Asia. The paper aims at contributing to the history of sexuality in colonial contexts by highlighting the role of colonial spaces as laboratories for emerging ‘European’ sexual theories.https://journals.openedition.org/samaj/3633violencehistory of (homo)sexualitycolonialism in South AsiaAndaman and Nicobar Islandscolonial jail regime |
| spellingShingle | Manju Ludwig Murder in the Andamans: A Colonial Narrative of Sodomy, Jealousy and Violence South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal violence history of (homo)sexuality colonialism in South Asia Andaman and Nicobar Islands colonial jail regime |
| title | Murder in the Andamans: A Colonial Narrative of Sodomy, Jealousy and Violence |
| title_full | Murder in the Andamans: A Colonial Narrative of Sodomy, Jealousy and Violence |
| title_fullStr | Murder in the Andamans: A Colonial Narrative of Sodomy, Jealousy and Violence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Murder in the Andamans: A Colonial Narrative of Sodomy, Jealousy and Violence |
| title_short | Murder in the Andamans: A Colonial Narrative of Sodomy, Jealousy and Violence |
| title_sort | murder in the andamans a colonial narrative of sodomy jealousy and violence |
| topic | violence history of (homo)sexuality colonialism in South Asia Andaman and Nicobar Islands colonial jail regime |
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