Title: Desi divas : political activism in South Asian American cultural performances /
Authors: Garlough, Christine, 1967-
Year: 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.
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.