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Moving Bodies, Navigating Conflict: Practicing Bharata Natyam in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Ahalya Satkunaratnam

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Description:Winner of De La Torre First Book, given by DSA, 2021Moving Bodies, Navigating Conflict is a groundbreaking ethnographic examination of dance practice in Colombo, Sri Lanka, during the civil war (1983–2009). It is the first book of scholarship on bharata natyam (a classical dance originating in India) in Sri Lanka, and the first on the role of this dance in the country's war. Focusing on women dancers, Ahalya Satkunaratnam shows how they navigated conditions of conflict and a neoliberal, global economy, resisted nationalism and militarism, and advocated for peace. Her interdisciplinary methodology combines historical analysis, methods of dance studies, and dance ethnography.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Moving Bodies, Navigating Conflict: Practicing Bharata Natyam in Colombo, Sri Lanka. To get started finding Moving Bodies, Navigating Conflict: Practicing Bharata Natyam in Colombo, Sri Lanka, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Winner of De La Torre First Book, given by DSA, 2021Moving Bodies, Navigating Conflict is a groundbreaking ethnographic examination of dance practice in Colombo, Sri Lanka, during the civil war (1983–2009). It is the first book of scholarship on bharata natyam (a classical dance originating in India) in Sri Lanka, and the first on the role of this dance in the country's war. Focusing on women dancers, Ahalya Satkunaratnam shows how they navigated conditions of conflict and a neoliberal, global economy, resisted nationalism and militarism, and advocated for peace. Her interdisciplinary methodology combines historical analysis, methods of dance studies, and dance ethnography.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Moving Bodies, Navigating Conflict: Practicing Bharata Natyam in Colombo, Sri Lanka. To get started finding Moving Bodies, Navigating Conflict: Practicing Bharata Natyam in Colombo, Sri Lanka, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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