Veena Naregal
Biographic Data
| ID | 409001 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Veena Naregal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Veena |
| FAMILY NAME | Naregal |
| SIGNATURE | NAREGAL V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Veena Naregal is at the Institute of Economic Growth, University Enclave, Delhi. Email: [email protected] |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Books
Religion and the Specter of the West: Sikhism, India, Postcoloniality, and the Politics of Translation. By Arvind-Pal Mandair. New York: Columbia University Press, 2009. Pp. 536. ISBN 0231147244 $5
Performance, caste, aesthetics
For almost a century from 1860, regional theatre was the foremost arena for the negotiation of upper-caste cultural dominance within the making of a middle-class Maharashtrian identity. Although emerging forms of Marathi middle-class theatre such as the sangeet natak were nourished by lower-caste performative genres like the lavani and the tamasha, the interests of lower-caste performing communities have been successfully marginalised within the …
Figuring the Political as Pedagogy
Cable communications in Mumbai
As elsewhere, economic reforms in India went hand in hand with important changes in the media sector. Besides forcing a review of India media law, the introduction of new media technologies like cable and satellite television has redefined existing communicative, economic and political networks, both at the macro and local levels. Starting as an urban cottage industry, within less than a decade the new media networks in India show strong signs of…
Language and power in pre-colonial western India
This article examines the relationship between language, power, and textual production in precolonial western India. It argues that the hierarchy of textual genres, ranging from elite Sanskrit śāstras to vernacular performance traditions, reflected and reinforced existing social hierarchies. Naregal analyzes how different literate audiences engaged with these texts and how colonial philology subsequently shaped the understanding of these textual …
Performance, caste, aesthetics
For almost a century from 1860, regional theatre was the foremost arena for the negotiation of upper-caste cultural dominance within the making of a middle-class Maharashtrian identity. Although emerging forms of Marathi middle-class theatre such as the sangeet natak were nourished by lower-caste performative genres like the lavani and the tamasha, the interests of lower-caste performing communities have been successfully marginalised within the …
Cable communications in Mumbai
As elsewhere, economic reforms in India went hand in hand with important changes in the media sector. Besides forcing a review of India media law, the introduction of new media technologies like cable and satellite television has redefined existing communicative, economic and political networks, both at the macro and local levels. Starting as an urban cottage industry, within less than a decade the new media networks in India show strong signs of…
Figuring the Political as Pedagogy
Language and power in pre-colonial western India
This article examines the relationship between language, power, and textual production in precolonial western India. It argues that the hierarchy of textual genres, ranging from elite Sanskrit śāstras to vernacular performance traditions, reflected and reinforced existing social hierarchies. Naregal analyzes how different literate audiences engaged with these texts and how colonial philology subsequently shaped the understanding of these textual …
Cable communications in Mumbai
As elsewhere, economic reforms in India went hand in hand with important changes in the media sector. Besides forcing a review of India media law, the introduction of new media technologies like cable and satellite television has redefined existing communicative, economic and political networks, both at the macro and local levels. Starting as an urban cottage industry, within less than a decade the new media networks in India show strong signs of…
Language and power in pre-colonial western India
This article examines the relationship between language, power, and textual production in precolonial western India. It argues that the hierarchy of textual genres, ranging from elite Sanskrit śāstras to vernacular performance traditions, reflected and reinforced existing social hierarchies. Naregal analyzes how different literate audiences engaged with these texts and how colonial philology subsequently shaped the understanding of these textual …
Figuring the Political as Pedagogy
Performance, caste, aesthetics
For almost a century from 1860, regional theatre was the foremost arena for the negotiation of upper-caste cultural dominance within the making of a middle-class Maharashtrian identity. Although emerging forms of Marathi middle-class theatre such as the sangeet natak were nourished by lower-caste performative genres like the lavani and the tamasha, the interests of lower-caste performing communities have been successfully marginalised within the …
Books
Religion and the Specter of the West: Sikhism, India, Postcoloniality, and the Politics of Translation. By Arvind-Pal Mandair. New York: Columbia University Press, 2009. Pp. 536. ISBN 0231147244 $5
Sociology (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Colonialism (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · History (2 works)