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The Word & the World: Lessons from South Asia and Beyond

Andy Kavoori’s talk, titled “The Word and the World: Lessons from South Asia and Beyond,” will focus on a theorization of contemporary media practices around the interrelated network of what he calls the “logics of globalization”. These include capitalism, nationalism, modernity and post-colonialism. He will seek to demonstrate the complexity of these logics in the working of media in South Asia and beyond.

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W.T. Young Library Auditorium
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Courtesans, Bar Girls and Dancing Boys: Illicit Worlds of Indian Dance

Anna Morcom is Professor of Ethnomusicology at Royal Holloway University in London.  She will speak from her book, Illicit Worlds of Indian Dance: Cultures of Exclusion, which was awarded the 2014 Alan Merriam prize book award by the Society for Ethnomusicology.  In this talk, Professor Morcom covers multiple worlds of Indian dance - from courtesans to the Bollywood fitness craze.  She examines male, female and transgender dancers and details the forces of inclusion/exclusion that have shaped these worlds of Indian performing arts. 



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Niles Gallery, Lucille Little Fine Arts Library
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