Acts of authority, acts of resistance : (Record no. 66271)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780472112630
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 792.0954 BHA-N
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Bhatia, Nandi
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Title Acts of authority, acts of resistance :
Remainder of title theater and politics in colonial and postcolonial India /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Nandi Bhatia
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Ann Arbor
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. The University of Michigan Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2007
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 206 p.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price type code USD
Price amount 75.00.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Despite its importance to literary and cultural texts of resistance, theater has been largely overlooked as a field of analysis in colonial and postcolonial studies. Acts of Authority/Acts of Resistance seeks to address that absence, as it uniquely views drama and performance as central to the practice of nationalism and anti-colonial resistance.<br/><br/>Nandi Bhatia argues that Indian theater was a significant force in the struggle against oppressive colonial and postcolonial structures, as it sought to undo various schemes of political and cultural power through its engagement with subjects derived from mythology, history, and available colonial models such as Shakespeare. Bhatia's attention to local histories within a postcolonial framework places performance in a global and transcultural context. Drawing connections between art and politics, between performance and everyday experience, Bhatia shows how performance often intervened in political debates and even changed the course of politics.<br/><br/>One of the first Western studies of Indian theater to link the aesthetics and the politics of that theater, Acts of Authority/Acts of Resistance combines in-depth archival research with close readings of dramatic texts performed at critical moments in history. Each chapter amplifies its themes against the backdrop of specific social conditions as it examines particular dramatic productions, from The Indigo Mirror to adaptations of Shakespeare plays by Indian theater companies, illustrating the role of theater in bringing nationalist, anticolonial, and gendered struggles into the public sphere.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Protest movements
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Theater
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Theater--Political aspects
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Women in the theater
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element India
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Taiwan
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  Dewey Decimal Classification     790 BITS Pilani Hyderabad BITS Pilani Hyderabad General Stack (For lending) 19/03/2021   792.0954 BHA-N 41867 13/07/2024 19/03/2021 Books RIG Project : Dr. Anhiti Patnaik.
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