The Boundary of Laughter : Popular Performances across Borders in South Asia
by
Aniket De
Book Details
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0190131497
ISBN-13
9780190131494
Publisher
OUP India
Imprint
OUP India
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 10th, 2022
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
374 grams
Dimensions
22.10 x 14.40 x 1.80 cms
Product Classification:
Asian historySocial & cultural historyOral history
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Combining archival research with ethnographic fieldwork, The Boundary of Laughter explores how spaces of popular performance have changed with the emergence of national borders in modern South Asia. The author traces the making of the popular theater form called Gambhira by Hindu and Muslim peasants and laborers in colonial Bengal, and explores the fate of the tradition after the Partition of the region in 1947. Drawing on a rich and hitherto unexplored archive of Gambhira songs and plays, this book provides a new approach for studying popular performances as shared spaces-that can accommodate peoples across national and religious boundaries.
Combining archival research with ethnographic fieldwork, The Boundary of Laughter explores how spaces of popular performance have changed with the emergence of national borders in modern South Asia. The author traces the making of the popular theater form called Gambhira by Hindu and Muslim peasants and laborers in colonial Bengal, and explores the fate of the tradition after the Partition of the region in 1947. Drawing on a rich and hitherto unexplored archive of Gambhira songs and plays, this book provides a new approach for studying popular performances as shared spaces-that can accommodate peoples across national and religious boundaries.
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