Street Theatre as Democratic Politics in Ahmedabad

Democratic Politics

Bibliographic Data

ID7100080
AuthorsCaleb Johnston (0000-0003-3349-1558, Institute of Geography, School of GeoSciences; University of Edinburgh; Edinburgh UK, corresponding author), Dakxin Bajrange (Budhan Theatre; Ahmedabad Gujarat India)
Year2013
Volume46
Issue2
Pages455-476
Publication date2013-10-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAntipode (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0066-4812 • E-ISSN: 1467-8330
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/anti.12053
OpenAlexW2147392844
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited14

This work examines the politicized use of street theatre by an adivasi (indigenous) community in the city of Ahmedabad, India. We consider Chharas’ deployment of theatre as a socio-spatial tactic in two interlocking registers: first, as a means through which to enact a re-scripting of criminalized subjectivity in the post-colonial moment; second and equally, to advance the practice and potential for democratic politics—a space for constructive encounter and dialogue across difference. We argue that performance furthers the staging of affirmative subjectivities, while providing a mechanism to challenge who has the right to be seen and heard within a public sphere. This article draws on ongoing collaborative research in Gujarat

Constructive · Democracy · Indigenous · Media studies · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Public space · Public sphere · Social science · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Subjectivity · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Gender Studies · Law · South Asian Cinema and Culture · Theatre and Performance Studies

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