Acts of authority, acts of resistance
Subtitle: theater and politics in colonial and postcolonial India
By: Nandi Bhatia.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Ann Arbor
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
Subjects: Theater -- India -- History -- 20th century.; Theater -- Political aspects -- India -- 19th century.; Protest movements -- India -- History.; Women in the theater -- India.
Description: "One of the first Western studies of Indian theater to link the aesthetics and the politics of that theater, Acts of Authority/Acts of Resistance combines in-depth archival research with close readings of dramatic texts performed at critical moments in history. Each chapter amplifies its themes against the backdrop of specific social conditions as it examines particular dramatic productions, from The Indigo Mirror to adaptations of Shakespeare plays by Indian theater companies, illustrating the role of theater in bringing nationalist, anticolonial, and gendered struggles into the public sphere."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.