Mimetic desires : impersonation and guising across South Asia /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Kamath, Harshita Mruthinti, 1982- (Editor), Lothspeich, Pamela (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2023]
Series:	Music and performing arts of Asia and the Pacific.
Subjects:	Impersonation. Performing arts > South Asia. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Public Impersonators: Gender, Caste, and Social Ontology in the Marathi Vernacular Moment / Christian Lee Novetzke
Racial Impressions, Capital Characters: Dave Carson Brownfaces the Empire / Kellen Hoxworth
Remembering the Hunterwali's Whip: The Ghosts of Fearless Nadia and Her Many Guises / Rosie Thomas
In Gandhi's Guise / Chaya Chandrasekhar, Janice Glowski, and Sumathi Ramaswamy
Playing the Yogi: The Making of Swami Baba Ramdev / Shehzad Nadeem
The Freedom to Dance: Performance and Impersonation in Lagan / Aniruddha Dutta
Mediatizing "Fake" Khwaja Siras: The Limits of Impersonation / Claire Pamment
"We Are Better than the Women": Understanding the Popularity of Female Artists in Kerala / Shilpa Menon
Cosplay, Fandom, and the Fashioning of Identities at Comic Con India / Sailaja Krishnamurti
Possessed Impersonation: Divine Mimesis in Malabar / Rich Freeman
Divine Embodiment in the Theatre of Ramlila / Pamela Lothspeich
Resisting Brahminical Patriarchy in Kuchipudi Dance: The Story of Haleem Khan / Harshita Mruthinti Kamath.