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

Author/creator Garlough, Christine, 1967-
Format Book
PublicationJackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2013]
Descriptionx, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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.

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Garlough, Christine, 1967- Desi divas Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2013] 9781617037337
LCCN 2012036106
ISBN9781617037320 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN161703732X (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks NX512.3 .A83 G37 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold