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Abstract
A blog post for the British Library Asian and African Studies Blog, on their collection of materials pertaining to Sophia Elizabeth Plowden's sojourn in India 1777-90 and her collection of Persian and Hindustani songs c. 1780–88. It accompanies the podcast “The Courtesan and the Memsahib”, produced by Chris Elcombe with harpsichordist Jane Chapman, and is part of my British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship “Histories of the Ephemeral: Writing on Music in Late Mughal India”.
Original language | English |
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Type | Blogpost |
Media of output | British Library Asian and African Studies blog |
Publication status | Published - 28 Jun 2018 |
Keywords
- ethnomusicology
- Mughal India
- Indian history
- colonialism
- Indian music
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Histories of the ephemeral: writing on music in late Mughal India, 1757 -1858
Schofield, K. (Primary Investigator)
1/01/2018 → 31/12/2018
Project: Research
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Music and Musicians in Late Mughal India: Histories of the Ephemeral, 1748–1858
Schofield, K. B., 23 Nov 2023, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 306 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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City Symphonies
Schofield, K. B. (Other), Chapman, J. (Performer) & Das Mollick, S. (Other), 9 Nov 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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The courtesan and the memsahib: Khanum Jan meets Sophia Plowden at the 18C court of Lucknow
Schofield, K. R., 28 Jun 2018Research output: Other contribution