03006nam 2200613 a 450 991082185240332120230126210239.01-62103-924-2(CKB)2670000000340941(EBL)1113440(OCoLC)819531738(StDuBDS)EDZ0000206532(MiAaPQ)EBC1113440(MdBmJHUP)muse25719(Au-PeEL)EBL1113440(CaPaEBR)ebr10672361(CaONFJC)MIL838041(EXLCZ)99267000000034094120121001d2013 ub 0engur|||||||nn|nrdacontentrdacontentrdamediardacarrierDesi divas[electronic resource] political activism in South Asian American cultural performances /Christine L. GarloughJackson University Press of Mississippic20131 online resource (437 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-61703-732-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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.Desi Divas: Activism in South Asian American Cultural Performances is the product of five years of field research with progressive activists associated with the School for Indian Languages and Cultures (SILC), South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), the feminist dance collective Post Natyam, and the grassroots feminist political organization South Asian Sisters. Christine L. Garlough explores how traditional cultural forms may be critically appropriated by marginalized groups and used as rhetorical tools to promote deliberation and debate, spur understanding and connection,Performance artPolitical aspectsUnited StatesPerformance artSocial aspectsUnited StatesSouth Asian American womenSocial life and customsSouth Asian American womenEthnic identityWomen in the performing artsUnited StatesArt and social actionUnited StatesPerformance artPolitical aspectsPerformance artSocial aspectsSouth Asian American womenSocial life and customs.South Asian American womenEthnic identity.Women in the performing artsArt and social action792.089/914073Garlough Christine L.1967-1682677MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821852403321Desi divas4052966UNINA