{"product_id":"women-performers-in-bengal-and-bangladesh-caught-up-in-the-culture-of-south-asia-1795-2010s-9780192871510","title":"Women Performers in Bengal and Bangladesh: Caught Up in the Culture of South Asia (1795-2010s)","description":"Covering nearly 225 years, this volume tries to capture a broad spectrum of the situation of women performers from Gerasim Lebedeff's time (1795), who are considered to be the first performers in modern Bengali theatre, to today's time. The moot question is whether the role of women as performers evolved down the centuries. Whether this question will lead us to their subjugation to their male counterparts, producers, and directors has been explored here to give readers an understanding of when, where, by whom the politics began, and, by tracing the footprints, we have tried to understand if the politics has changed, or remains unchanged, or metamorphosed with regard to the woman's question in the performance discourse. We have explored, in this regard, how her body, mind, and sexuality interacted with and negotiated the phallocentric hierarchy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe essays included are on (i) Baiji\/Tawaif culture in eastern and western Bengal; (ii) prostitute\/'fallen' women\/ patita, beshya performers; (iii) IPTA and the Naxalbari movement; (iv) group and commercial\/professional theatre of Kolkata; (v) women's position in the theatre of Bangladesh; (vi) Cabaret (with an interview with Miss Shefali) (vii) Jatra; (viii) Baul tradition. (ix) Besides, there are chapters on English, Anglo-Indian, Jew, Nachni performers and the illustrious dancer Amala Shankar, and film-music-dance in general.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Manujendra Kundu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780192871510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eManujendra Kundu, \u003cem\u003eAuthor, editor, playwright, and critic\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eManujendra Kundu is the Founding Editor of Springer's Book Series titled \u003cem\u003ePerformance Studies \u0026amp; Cultural Discourse in South Asia\u003c\/em\u003e. The decade-long journalist, who worked for institutions like Anandabazar Patrika and Zee Media, did his PhD on the Third Theatre in Bengal. His book titled \u003cem\u003eSo Near, Yet So Far: Badal Sircar's Third Theatre\u003c\/em\u003e was published by Oxford University Press, New Delhi, in 2016. He is an author, editor, playwright, cultural commentator, and analyst who specializes in Cultural Studies, Performance Studies, Media Studies, Tagore Studies, and the intellectual history of India.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43125460631667,"sku":"9.78019E+12","price":213.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_aa71b878-e084-4c5b-8baa-08220f9fa2d1.jpg?v=1749646995","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/women-performers-in-bengal-and-bangladesh-caught-up-in-the-culture-of-south-asia-1795-2010s-9780192871510","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}