Desi divas : political activism in South Asian American cultural performances / Christine L. Garlough.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Garlough, Christine, 1967-
Language:English
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2013]
Subjects:
Performance art > Political aspects > United States.
Performance art > Social aspects > United States.
South Asian American women > Social life and customs.
South Asian American women > Ethnic identity.
Women in the performing arts > United States.
Art and social action > United States.
Physical Description:x, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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.