Parthasarathi, Prasannan

Indian Ocean Current: Six Artistic Narratives

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ISBN 13:: 9781892850409
author:: Parthasarathi, Prasannan
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: University of Chicago Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2020
Pages:: 190
Dimensions:: 25.4 x 25.4 x 1.8 centimetres
Genre:: History, Asia, India & South Asia,
Condition:: New
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The Indian Ocean Current: Six Artistic Narratives explores the complex history and cultural heritage of the region. This catalog brings together six contemporary artists from Asia who grapple with the past, present, and future of the Indian Ocean in their work. Through various mediums, they examine the impact of migration, colonialism, and global warming on the region's societies and landscapes. The book features essays by an interdisciplinary team of authors, drawing on environmental studies, postcolonial studies, literature, and history to contextualize the artists' work. The contributors shed light on the plural societies created in the Indian Ocean during the Age of Empire, and how decolonization transformed these societies into new nation-states. As the Indian Ocean's waters rise due to global warming, the book's themes take on a sense of urgency, highlighting the need for a nuanced understanding of the region's complex cultural and environmental heritage.

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