Global Perspectives On Queerness

Harleen Kaur is Professor (Assistant) at the Jindal School of Psychology and Counselling, O.P. Jindal Global University, India. She is also a visiting scholar at Herbert Simon Research Institute, Tilburg University, The Netherlands. A scholar engaging in understanding identity formation and social structures, her work closely engages health, human rights, and intersectionality, with a sustained focus on transgender and LGBTQIA+ communities in South Asia and beyond. She earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from Banaras Hindu University, where her research examined the lived experiences of Indian transgender persons through an intersectional lens.

• Chapter 1 Queerness, Spirituality, and Otherness in the Life and Ideas of Christopher Isherwood in Inter-war America-Amandeep.- Chapter 2 Epistemic Resistance and Gender Role Strain: Decolonizing Queer Narratives in India- Karthikeyan, L. Kavitha Nair, Argha Basu.- Chapter 3 Portrayal of Queer-Sexuality in Popular Culture: Deconstructing Bisexuality and Fan Popularity of Harley Quinn in the Global Media by Mohar Saha and Roudrajjal Dasgupta.- Chapter 4 From Saris to Sayas:  Contextualizing Queer Identity Formation in the Global South-Peejay and Harleen.- Chapter 5 Beyond Single-Axis Identity: Intersectionality in Queer Studies.- Chapter 6 How do Future Human Resources Professionals Perceive, Reproduce, and Contest Heteronormativity? A Qualitative Study in Spain.- Chapter 7 Understanding the Legal and Political Frameworks of Queer Rights.