In-Between Worlds: Performing [as] Bauls in an Age of Extremism

by Sukanya Chakrabarti

This book examines the performance of Bauls, 'folk' performers from Bengal, in the context of a rapidly globalizing Indian economy and against the backdrop of extreme nationalistic discourses.

Recognizing their scope beyond the musical and cultural realm, Sukanya Chakrabarti engages in discussing the subversive and transformational potency of Bauls and their performances. In-Between Worlds argues that the Bauls through their musical,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367757230
• ISBN13: 9780367757236
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"