Rakesh H Solomon
Biographic Data
| ID | 3981803 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rakesh H Solomon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rakesh H |
| FAMILY NAME | Solomon |
| SIGNATURE | SOLOMON R H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Davis |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From Orientalist to Postcolonial Representations
This essay offers a comparative critique of all major Indian theatre histories written during the modern era. It reveals three distinct representations of Indian theatre and argues that each was a manifestation of a discrete historiographic approach, shaped by its particular historical and cultural moment. Theatre histories of the Orientalist period offer a narrow and elitist construction of Indian theatre as synonymous with a single defunct genr…
Culture, Imperialism, and Nationalist Resistance
Orientalist refractions have often over-stressed the sacred, spectacular, and traditional aspects of Indian performance but neglected its historical engagement in the contests of power. While reinforcing orthodox values and offering diversion, Indian performance has also proven itself a significant arena for resisting ruling ideologies and power structures, whether religious or secular. The seriousness of its menace to sacred, civic, and politica…
New Work on the "Mahabharata's" Theatrical Avatars
A Wall in Venice/3 Women/Wet Shadows
Alan Finneran, founder and director of SOON 3, comes from a visual-arts background, having studied sculpture and painting in Ann Arbor, where he also started The Third Incident Company. Since moving to San Francisco in 1973 by way of Boston—where he was a cofounder and director of Zone—his creations have progressed from gigantic, technologically complex structures that, ideally, required a gymnasium-sized performance space to small intimate piece…
Culture, Imperialism, and Nationalist Resistance
Orientalist refractions have often over-stressed the sacred, spectacular, and traditional aspects of Indian performance but neglected its historical engagement in the contests of power. While reinforcing orthodox values and offering diversion, Indian performance has also proven itself a significant arena for resisting ruling ideologies and power structures, whether religious or secular. The seriousness of its menace to sacred, civic, and politica…
A Wall in Venice/3 Women/Wet Shadows
Alan Finneran, founder and director of SOON 3, comes from a visual-arts background, having studied sculpture and painting in Ann Arbor, where he also started The Third Incident Company. Since moving to San Francisco in 1973 by way of Boston—where he was a cofounder and director of Zone—his creations have progressed from gigantic, technologically complex structures that, ideally, required a gymnasium-sized performance space to small intimate piece…
New Work on the "Mahabharata's" Theatrical Avatars
Culture, Imperialism, and Nationalist Resistance
Orientalist refractions have often over-stressed the sacred, spectacular, and traditional aspects of Indian performance but neglected its historical engagement in the contests of power. While reinforcing orthodox values and offering diversion, Indian performance has also proven itself a significant arena for resisting ruling ideologies and power structures, whether religious or secular. The seriousness of its menace to sacred, civic, and politica…
From Orientalist to Postcolonial Representations
This essay offers a comparative critique of all major Indian theatre histories written during the modern era. It reveals three distinct representations of Indian theatre and argues that each was a manifestation of a discrete historiographic approach, shaped by its particular historical and cultural moment. Theatre histories of the Orientalist period offer a narrow and elitist construction of Indian theatre as synonymous with a single defunct genr…
Art (4 works) · Literature (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Orientalism (2 works) · Philippine History and Culture (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)