Joan L Erdman
Biographic Data
| ID | 159484 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joan L Erdman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joan L |
| FAMILY NAME | Erdman |
| SIGNATURE | ERDMAN J L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Columbia College Chicago |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A Comment on Dance Scholarship
Books
June 01 2005 Rasa: Performing the Divine in India Rasa: Performing the Divine in India. By SchwartzSusan L. Joan L. Erdman Joan L. Erdman Professor of Anthropology and Cultural Studies in the Department of Liberal Education at Columbia College Chicago, and Research Associate in the Committee on Southern Asian Studies at the University of Chicago Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Joan…
Of Bards and Beggars
Circling the Square
When I first came to the University of Chicago in 1973 to study South Asian anthropology and history, and to write about North India's musicians, I was asked whether I would be studying the ancient texts such as Natyashastra and Abhinayadarpana . “No,” I said. “I am interested in today's arts and artists, and their recent history in the courts of Rajasthan, not in ancient texts.” Eventually I found the writings of Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, and recogn…
Patrons and Philistines
Patrons and Philistines' presents a panoramic view of the evolution of the present state commitment to the arts in India, from its origins in British times till the attainment of Independence. It explores changes in official and public attitudes in the context of the larger political concerns and events of the time, highlighting the nexus between politics and cultural action
Bake Restudy 1984 . 1990. A video by Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy and Amy Ruth Catlin , 60 minutes, color
Inside Tradition
In the past few decades, studies of Asian cultural performance have described, analyzed, and theorized about the arts as traditions undergoing change. Concerns have ranged from ludruk-Indonesian plays which encourage nationalism and provide models for modernization (Peacock 1968)-to the ways in which art serves the social system in Japan (Havens 1982), to the contemporary political theatre in Bengal (Bharucha 1983). In India, an understanding of …
The Irulas of the Blue Mountains
Fruitful Journeys
Patrons and Performers in Rajasthan
Society and the Dance
Film Reviews
Ahmedabad: Life of a City in India . 1984. Produced and directed by Howard Spodek. Benares: Steps to Heaven . 1984. Produced and directed by Richard Riddiford. Bombay: Our City . 1985. Produced and directed by Anand Patwardhan
Performance as Translation
His Dance, His Life
Who Should Speak for the Performing Arts? The Case of the Delhi Dancers
THE CREATIVE ARTS-performing, visual and literary-are a nation's culture made manifest. As Lloyd Rudolph points out in his introduction to this panel of papers, artists embed metaphors in their creations that shape reality. This constitutive aspect of the creative arts can be helped or hindered by cultural policy. Cultural policy is also instrumental. It deals with priorities in distribution, regulation, and allocation of resources, honor, and op…
Manifestations of Shiva
Performance as Translation
Patrons and Philistines
Patrons and Philistines' presents a panoramic view of the evolution of the present state commitment to the arts in India, from its origins in British times till the attainment of Independence. It explores changes in official and public attitudes in the context of the larger political concerns and events of the time, highlighting the nexus between politics and cultural action
Who Should Speak for the Performing Arts? The Case of the Delhi Dancers
THE CREATIVE ARTS-performing, visual and literary-are a nation's culture made manifest. As Lloyd Rudolph points out in his introduction to this panel of papers, artists embed metaphors in their creations that shape reality. This constitutive aspect of the creative arts can be helped or hindered by cultural policy. Cultural policy is also instrumental. It deals with priorities in distribution, regulation, and allocation of resources, honor, and op…
Who Should Speak for the Performing Arts? The Case of the Delhi Dancers
THE CREATIVE ARTS-performing, visual and literary-are a nation's culture made manifest. As Lloyd Rudolph points out in his introduction to this panel of papers, artists embed metaphors in their creations that shape reality. This constitutive aspect of the creative arts can be helped or hindered by cultural policy. Cultural policy is also instrumental. It deals with priorities in distribution, regulation, and allocation of resources, honor, and op…
Manifestations of Shiva
His Dance, His Life
Film Reviews
Ahmedabad: Life of a City in India . 1984. Produced and directed by Howard Spodek. Benares: Steps to Heaven . 1984. Produced and directed by Richard Riddiford. Bombay: Our City . 1985. Produced and directed by Anand Patwardhan
Performance as Translation
Society and the Dance
Patrons and Performers in Rajasthan
Inside Tradition
In the past few decades, studies of Asian cultural performance have described, analyzed, and theorized about the arts as traditions undergoing change. Concerns have ranged from ludruk-Indonesian plays which encourage nationalism and provide models for modernization (Peacock 1968)-to the ways in which art serves the social system in Japan (Havens 1982), to the contemporary political theatre in Bengal (Bharucha 1983). In India, an understanding of …
The Irulas of the Blue Mountains
Fruitful Journeys
Bake Restudy 1984 . 1990. A video by Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy and Amy Ruth Catlin , 60 minutes, color
Patrons and Philistines
Patrons and Philistines' presents a panoramic view of the evolution of the present state commitment to the arts in India, from its origins in British times till the attainment of Independence. It explores changes in official and public attitudes in the context of the larger political concerns and events of the time, highlighting the nexus between politics and cultural action
Circling the Square
When I first came to the University of Chicago in 1973 to study South Asian anthropology and history, and to write about North India's musicians, I was asked whether I would be studying the ancient texts such as Natyashastra and Abhinayadarpana . “No,” I said. “I am interested in today's arts and artists, and their recent history in the courts of Rajasthan, not in ancient texts.” Eventually I found the writings of Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, and recogn…
Of Bards and Beggars
Books
June 01 2005 Rasa: Performing the Divine in India Rasa: Performing the Divine in India. By SchwartzSusan L. Joan L. Erdman Joan L. Erdman Professor of Anthropology and Cultural Studies in the Department of Liberal Education at Columbia College Chicago, and Research Associate in the Committee on Southern Asian Studies at the University of Chicago Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Joan…
A Comment on Dance Scholarship
Art (12 works) · History (10 works) · Visual arts (8 works) · Diversity and Impact of Dance (6 works) · Art history (5 works) · Dance (4 works) · History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works)