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  Humorous Masculinity: Nepali Men in Mediated Indian Male Gaze

AS, S., & Adkar, C. (2022). Humorous Masculinity: Nepali Men in Mediated Indian Male Gaze. In S. Perera, & D. N. Pathak (Eds.), Humour and the Performance of Power in South Asia: Anxiety, Laughter and Politics in Unstable Times (pp. 139-155). Routledge: London.

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AS, Sandhya1, 2, Author           
Adkar, Chitra3, Author
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1International Max Planck Research School on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy, MPI for the Study of Societies, Max Planck Society, ou_1214550              
2Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany, ou_persistent22              
3Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, ou_persistent22              

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 Abstract: Stereotypical representations of socially marginalised groups have been historically used towards the ‘othering’ of certain communities. This chapter explores the use of humour in such representations to understand how laughter is performed to draw social boundaries with the marginalised other. The Indian male gaze cast upon the Nepali man is at the center of this discussion. We use the framework of the superiority theory of humour and problematise the ‘gaze’ to trace the impact of race relations embedded in colonial history and the present-day migrant-class status of the Nepali male subject, on his stereotypical portrayal. The arguments unravelling the imagination of this caricature are built upon examples from three distinct sites of humour. We begin with the examination of text-based jokes forwarded through mass-messaging platforms and then proceed to look at how these portrayals are captured in visual media and in the cinematic experience. Lastly, we analyse ‘cringe pop’ on social media in search of the Indian male gaze when the visibility of this stereotypical Nepali man has waned up to an extent. The gaze that is cast upon the subject of such humour is understood in terms of what becomes a hegemonic ideal of masculinity and the laughter that follows further legitimises this exercise of power.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2022
 Publication Status: Issued
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 Identifiers: DOI: 10.4324/9781003097549-11
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Title: Humour and the Performance of Power in South Asia: Anxiety, Laughter and Politics in Unstable Times
Source Genre: Collected Edition
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Perera, Sasanka1, Editor
Pathak, Dev Nath1, Editor
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1 South Asian University, New Delhi, India, ou_persistent22            
Publ. Info: Routledge : London
Pages: - Volume / Issue: - Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 139 - 155 Identifier: ISBN: 978-0-367-54180-4
ISBN: 978-0-367-56401-8
ISBN: 978-1-003-09754-9
DOI: 10.4324/9781003097549