Guest speaker: Manu Kaur (they/them)
Caste-oppressed diasporic queers discuss tragic love through Seema’s 2022 Role-Playing Game (RPG), love x lore, and the influence of caste on power dynamics & social hierarchies within South Asian queer circles - plus a comparison of lived experiences between India, the US and the UK.
This podCASTE episode contains strong language throughout.
Resources for the episode (as mentioned in the episode):
Caste, Queerness, Migration and the Erotics of Activism - Link:Â journals.openedition.org/samaj/7173
love x lore (2022) -RPG by Seema Mattu – Link: tinyurl.com/lovexlore
(Contains one use of strong language)
By retelling stories at the core of Punjabi mentality and society, love x lore (2022) is an online RPG (role playing game) which sparks perpetual discourse around caste hierarchies, queer sorcery and expectations of sex and gender.
About Manu:
Manu is a queer, Dalit, non-binary femme who is committed to caste annihilation, queer liberation, and mental health activism. Their work is centered around advocating for caste oppressed communities, defending queer and trans lives, and dismantling the anti-Blackness that exists within the diasporic South Asian community. Manu dreams of a world that amplifies, uplifts, and protects Black, Indigenous, Dalit, queer, and trans lives.