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Author Da Costa, Dia., author

Title Politicizing creative economy : activism and a hunger called theater / Dia Da Costa
Published Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2016

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Description 1 online resource
Series Dissident feminisms
Dissident feminisms.
Contents Introduction -- Politicizing creative economy. When victims become entrepreneurs: from sentimental nationalism to sentimental capitalism -- Ordinary violence and creative economy -- Janam's ideology for life. An ideology for life? -- Virtually speechless -- Laughing at the enemy -- Budhan Theatre's creative economy. A hunger called theater -- The good women of Chharanagar -- Another creative economy? -- Conclusion
Summary This work rethinks the hegemonic and sentimental optimism around the arts and creative economy by politicizing a global discursive regime that effectively asks the poor to eat heritage
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Jana Nāṭya Mañca.
Budhan Theatre (Firm)
SUBJECT Budhan Theatre (Firm) fast
Jana Nāṭya Mañca fast
Subject Theater -- Political aspects -- India -- History -- 21st century
Theater -- Economic aspects -- India -- History -- 21st century
Women in the theater -- India
PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Theater -- Economic aspects
Theater -- Political aspects
Women in the theater
India
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2016045007
ISBN 9780252099045
0252099044