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_aChatterji, Roma _92246 |
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_aSpeaking with pictures : _bfolk art and the narrative tradition in India / _cby Roma Chatterji ; foreword by Veena Das |
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_bRoutledge : _c2012, _aNew Delhi. |
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300 | _axxvi, 299 p., plates : col. ill | ||
490 | _aCritical Asian studies / edited by Veena Das | ||
500 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
505 | _aContents : 1. Folk arts : what kind of object is it ?-- 2. Global events and local narratives : 9/11 and the chitrakars-- 3. Words and images : storytelling in Gond Art-- 4. Patua Arts and the graphic novel : an experiment in inter-texual communication-- 5. Conclusion : pictures and myths | ||
520 | _a"Speaking with Pictures" offers a path-breaking exploration of visual narratives in folk art. It foregrounds folk art's engagement with modernity by re-looking at its figurative modes and the ways in which they are embedded in mythic thought. The book discusses folk art as a contemporary phenomenon which is a part of a complex visual culture where the 'essence' of tradition is best captured in a 'new' form or medium. Each chapter picks up a theme that moves between the local and the global, thereby attempting to problematise the stereotypical view of folk artists as carriers of 'timeless tradition'. The volume provides an ethnographic account of innovations through a detailed analysis of the scroll painting tradition of the patuas of West Bengal and the Pardhan-Gond style of Madhya Pradesh, highlighting some recent attempts at inter-medium exchange in storytelling. The book will interest those in visual and popular culture in anthropology, sociology, literary criticism and folklore. It will also be of immense value to art historians, museologists, curators and NGOs working in media and communication, apart from those with a general interest in folk art. | ||
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_aFolk arts _zIndia _922523 |
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_aArt and mythology _922524 |
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_aFolklore in art _922525 |
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_4foreworder _aDas, Veena _922526 |
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