Acts of authority, acts of resistance : theater and politics in colonial and postcolonial India /

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Explores the relationship between nationalism, colonialism, and the politics of theater in colonial and postcolonial India.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bhatia, Nandi, 1963-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2004.
Subjects:
1800-1999
Theater > India > History > 20th century.
Theater > Political aspects > India > History > 19th century.
Protest movements > India > History.
Women in the theater > India.
Théâtre > Inde > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Femmes au théâtre > Inde.
Théâtre > Aspect politique > Inde > Histoire > 19e siècle.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > History & Criticism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
Protest movements
Theater
Theater > Political aspects
Women in the theater
Toneel.
Politieke aspecten.
Postkolonialisme.
Histoire.
Théâtre (Spectacle)
Aspect politique.
Contestation.
Femme.
19e siècle.
20e siècle.
Colonialisme.
Postcolonialisme.
Taiwan
India
Inde.
"Multi-User"
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The theoretical-historical context
  • Censorship and the politics of nationalist drama
  • Multiple mediations of 'Shakespeare'
  • Performance and protest in the Indian People's Theatre Association
  • Colonial history and postcolonial interventions : staging the 1857 mutiny as 'The great rebellion' in Utpal Dutt's Mahavidroha
  • Bringing women's struggles to the streets in postcolonial India
  • Appendix : A bill to empower the government to prohibit certain dramatic performances.

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