Against the Nation

Perera, Sasanka|Pathak, Dev Nath|Kumar, Ravi

ISBN 10: 9388630238 / ISBN 13: 9789388630238

Editore: BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC, 2019

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&Uumlber den AutorSasanka Perera, Dev Nath Pathak, Ravi KumarInhaltsverzeichnisPreface and AcknowledgementsBeginnings: Against the Nation and Thinking Like South AsiansI. Official I. Codice articolo 599198998

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Titolo: Against the Nation

Casa editrice: BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC

Data di pubblicazione: 2019

Legatura: Rilegato

Condizione: New

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Riassunto:

The book is an invitation to reimagine South Asia in terms of culture, politics and social relations.

Informazioni sugli autori:

Sasanka Perera teaches Sociology at South Asian University and is the founding professor of the university's Department of Sociology. He has researched on the thematic issues of contemporary visual art in Sri Lanka, violence and memory, religion and politics. He is the Editor of Society and Culture in South Asia. Some of his recent publications include Warzone Tourism in Sri Lanka: Tales from Darker Places in Paradise(2016), Violence and the Burden of Memory (2015), Culture and Politics in South Asia: Performative Communication(co-edited, 2018) and Sociology and Social Anthropology in South Asia: Histories and Practices (co-edited, 2018).

Dev Nath Pathak teaches Sociology at South Asian University and is a founding faculty member of the university's Department of Sociology. His current research interests include popular culture (music, cinema and performance) and South Asian studies. He is Reviews Editor of Society and Culture in South Asia (the journal of Department of Sociology, South Asian University, co-published with SAGE India). Some of his recent publications include Living & Dying: Meanings in Maithili Folklore (2018), Another South Asia! (2018), Culture and Politics in South Asia: Performative Communication (co-edited, 2017) and Sociology and Social Anthropology in South Asia: Histories and Practices (co-edited, 2018).

Ravi Kumar teaches Sociology at South Asian University and is a founding faculty member of the university's Department of Sociology. He is also Associate Editor of Society and Culture in South Asia and serves on the editorial board of The Journal of Critical Education Policy Studies and Critical Education. Some of his recent publications include Contemporary Readings in Marxism: A Critical Introduction (2016), Neoliberalism, Critical Pedagogy and Education (2016), Social Movements: Transformative Shifts and Turning Points (2014), Education and the Reproduction of Capital: Neoliberal Knowledge and Counterstrategies (2012) and Sociology and Social Anthropology in South Asia: Histories and Practices (co-edited, 2018).