The Politics of Cultural Practice: Thinking Through Theatre in an Age of Globalization - Softcover

Bharucha, Rustom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0485006146 ISBN 13: 9780485006148

Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd., 2000

Synopsis

Is equitable global culture exchange possible? Who determines this exchange and at whose expense? Can community and place survive the anonymity of the market and the patriarchy of the state? How can cultural practice provoke new modes of resistance in an age of globalization? "The Politics of Cultural Practice" defies the homogenizing and anti-democratic forces of globalization. Refuting the assumption that the West is everywhere, the book draws on the emergent cultures of sexual struggle in contemporary India to engage with the volatile global issues of intellectual property rights, cultural tourism and the marking of minorities on the basis of religion, caste, language, gender and sexuality. A dazzling analysis of life, politics and art in our globalizing world, "The Politics of Cultural Practice" demonstrates the power of the intercultural imaginary to radically shape the 21st century.

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Review

"Bharucha's well-written, thoughtful study . . . provides an insightful examination of the most pressing questions facing art and international society in the new millennium . . . an important study of the complex intersections of culture in which Bharucha connects the dramatic traditions of East and West . . . a significant work." --Choice

About the Author

RUSTOM BHARUCHA is an independent writer, director, and dramaturge based in Calcutta. His books include In the Name of the Secular (1998) and Theatre and the World (1993).

Edition details

• Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0485006146
• ISBN 13: 9780485006148
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256