Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Garlough, Christine, 1967-

Publication

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2013]

Details

Description

1 online resource (x, 233 pages) : illustrations.

Uniform Title

Desi divas (Online)

Alternative Title

Desi divas (Online)

Subject

• 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

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access (note)

• Access restricted to authorized users.

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.

LCCN

2012036106

OCLC

ssj0000833033

Author

Garlough, Christine, 1967-

Title

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

Imprint

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2013]

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access

Access restricted to authorized users.

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