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Ila Nagar

Social Sciences · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2008
South Asian Studies and ConflictsSouth Asian Studies and DiasporaSouth Asian Cinema and CultureAnthropological Studies and InsightsIndian History and Philosophy

Publications

23

Citations

126

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

18

Publishing since 2008

Research summary
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Ila Nagar's work uses linguistic and anthropological methods to study gender, sexuality, and language in India, with particular attention to transgender and third-gender (janana/hijra) communities, religious identity, and media discourse. Recent projects also examine how language is used to marginalize Muslims and migrant workers, including during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research combines sociolinguistics with critical discourse analysis to explore how language shapes social power and identity in South Asian contexts.

Language, gender, and sexuality in IndiaTransgender and third-gender (janana/hijra) communitiesReligion, identity, and communal politicsMedia and discourse analysisSociolinguistics and communities of practice

Publication output has been uneven over the last decade, with a peak in 2019 (10 outputs, largely tied to a single book project), followed by lower and intermittent activity through 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.6/year recently
172018: 1 publication182019: 10 publications1019202021: 4 publications21222023: 2 publications23242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Discourse & Communication×1
  • GLQ A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies×1
  • Edinburgh University Press eBooks×1
  • Gender and Language×1
  • Language in Society×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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