Abstract
limate crisis has emerged as an important theme in the performances of patachitra or scroll painting in West Bengal. Besides
depicting contemporary subjects, the scrolls also tell traditional
stories, such as that of the Manasamangal, through songs and visuals. Across the border, in Bangladesh, the Manasamangal narrative finds numerous embodiments in living traditions, thus closely
highlighting a human–nature connection. This paper considers
several such performance genres and studies them through the
intermediality of printed literature, visual depictions, sound
recordings and performance practices in curated spaces. In doing
so, it challenges the land-centric frameworks of disciplines and
instead understands them through a liquescent methodological approach.
depicting contemporary subjects, the scrolls also tell traditional
stories, such as that of the Manasamangal, through songs and visuals. Across the border, in Bangladesh, the Manasamangal narrative finds numerous embodiments in living traditions, thus closely
highlighting a human–nature connection. This paper considers
several such performance genres and studies them through the
intermediality of printed literature, visual depictions, sound
recordings and performance practices in curated spaces. In doing
so, it challenges the land-centric frameworks of disciplines and
instead understands them through a liquescent methodological approach.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1000 |
| Number of pages | 1020 |
| Journal | South Asia-Journal Of South Asian Studies |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| Publication status | Published - Nov 2022 |