1st Edition
The Poet’s Song ‘Folk’ and its Cultural Politics in South Asia
By Priyanka Basu
Copyright 2024
318 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
318 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
318 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
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This book explores the ‘folk’ performance genre of Kobigaan , a dialogic song-theatre form in which performers verse-duel in contemporary West Bengal in India and Bangladesh.
The book shows how the genre, thought to be a nearly extinct form, is still prevalent in the region. The author shows how, like many other ‘folk’ practices in South and South-East Asia, the content and format of this... Read more
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Note on Translation and Transliteration
- Nomenclatures
- The Travelling Archive
- Afterlives
- Past Continuous
- Temporary Exhibits
- Writing Sisterhood
- Epilogue
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Priyanka Basu is a Lecturer in Performing Arts in the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King’s College London, United Kingdom.
