Cultural Studies in India

Description

This volume discusses the development of cultural studies in India. It shows how inter-disciplinarity and cultural pluralism form the basis of this emerging field. It deals with contemporary debates and interpretations of post-colonial theory subaltern studies Marxism and post-Marxism nationalism and post-nationalism. Drawing upon literature linguistics history political science media and theatre studies and cultural anthropology it explores themes such as caste indigenous peoples vernacular languages and folklore and their role in the making of historical consciousness. A significant intervention in the area this book will be useful to scholars and students of cultural studies and theory literature history cultural anthropology sociology and media and mass communication as well as the general reader.