Desi divas : political activism in South Asian American cultural performances /

Desi Divas: Activism in South Asian American Cultural Performances is the product of five years of field research with progressive activists associated with the School for Indian Languages and Cultures (SILC), South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), the feminist dance collective Post Natyam,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Principal: Garlough, Christine, 1967- (Author)
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Jackson [Mississippi] : University Press of Mississippi, [2013]
Acceso en liña:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=547676
Table of Contents:
  • Toward acknowledgment: care in diasporic performances
  • Performing South Asian American histories
  • National recognition and community acknowledgment
  • A future in relation to the other
  • Cultural activism and sexuality in feminist performance
  • Intertwining folklore and rhetoric: cultural performance, acknowledgment, and social justice.