LEADER 03039nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910462887503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-62103-924-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000340941 035 $a(EBL)1113440 035 $a(OCoLC)819531738 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000206532 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1113440 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse25719 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1113440 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10672361 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL838041 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000340941 100 $a20121001d2013 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $2rdacontent 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aDesi divas$b[electronic resource] $epolitical activism in South Asian American cultural performances /$fChristine L. Garlough 210 $aJackson $cUniversity Press of Mississippi$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (437 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-61703-732-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aToward 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. 330 $aDesi 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, 606 $aPerformance art$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States 606 $aPerformance art$xSocial aspects$zUnited States 606 $aSouth Asian American women$xSocial life and customs 606 $aSouth Asian American women$xEthnic identity 606 $aWomen in the performing arts$zUnited States 606 $aArt and social action$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPerformance art$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aPerformance art$xSocial aspects 615 0$aSouth Asian American women$xSocial life and customs. 615 0$aSouth Asian American women$xEthnic identity. 615 0$aWomen in the performing arts 615 0$aArt and social action 676 $a792.089/914073 700 $aGarlough$b Christine L.$f1967-$0869903 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462887503321 996 $aDesi divas$91942208 997 $aUNINA