ID | 188746 |
Title Proper | Music and Intermediality in Trans-Border Performances |
Other Title Information | Ecological Responses in Patachitra and Manasamangal |
Language | ENG |
Author | Basu, Priyanka |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | Climate crisis has emerged as an important theme in the performances of patachitra or scroll painting in West Bengal. Besides depicting contemporary subjects, the scrolls also tell traditional stories, such as that of the Manasamangal, through songs and visuals. Across the border, in Bangladesh, the Manasamangal narrative finds numerous embodiments in living traditions, thus closely highlighting a human–nature connection. This paper considers several such performance genres and studies them through the intermediality of printed literature, visual depictions, sound recordings and performance practices in curated spaces. In doing so, it challenges the land-centric frameworks of disciplines and instead understands them through a liquescent methodological approach. |
`In' analytical Note | South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies Vol. 45, No.6; Dec 2022: p.1000-1020 |
Journal Source | South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies Vol: 45 No 6 |
Key Words | Performance ; Climate Crisis ; Early Print ; Intermediality ; Manasamangal ; Patachitra |