| A Theatre of Their Own: Indian Women Playwrights in Perspective Contributor(s): Das, Pinaki Ranjan (Author) |
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ISBN: 154370767X ISBN-13: 9781543707670 Publisher: Partridge Publishing India OUR PRICE: $10.93 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6" W x 9" (0.79 lbs) 242 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In an age where academic curriculum has essentially pushed theatre studies into 'post-script', and the cultural 'space' of making and watching theatre has been largely usurped by the immense popularity of television and 'mainstream' cinemas, it is important to understand why theatre still remains a 'space' to be reckoned as one's 'own'. This book argues for a 'theatre' of 'their own' of the Indian women playwrights (and directors), and explores the possibilities that modern Indian theatre can provide as an instrument of subjective as well as social/ political/ cultural articulations and at the same time analyses the course of Indian theatre which gradually underwent broadening of thematic and dramaturgic scope in order to accommodate the independent voices of the women playwrights and directors. |