000			01864 a2200253 4500
003			OSt
020			_a9781138639843
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a745.0954 _bC392s
100			_aChatterji, Roma
245			_aSpeaking with pictures _bfolk art and the narrative tradition in India _cRoma Chatterji; foreword by Veena Das
250			_aSouth Asia edition
260			_bRoutledge _c2016 _aNew Delhi
300			_axxvi, 299p
440			_aCritical Asian Studies
490			_a/ edited by Veena Das
520			_aSpeaking with Pictures offers a path-breaking exploration of visual narratives in folk art. It foregrounds folk art’s engagement with modernity by re-looking at its figurative modes and the ways in which they are embedded in mythic thought. The book discusses folk art as a contemporary phenomenon which is a part of a complex visual culture where the ‘essence’ of tradition is best captured in a ‘new’ form or medium. Each chapter picks up a theme that moves between the local and the global, thereby attempting to problematise the stereotypical view of folk artists as carriers of ‘timeless tradition’. The volume provides an ethnographic account of innovations through a detailed analysis of the scroll painting tradition of the patuas of West Bengal and the Pardhan-Gond style of Madhya Pradesh, highlighting some recent attempts at inter-medium exchange in storytelling. The book will interest those in visual and popular culture in anthropology, sociology, literary criticism and folklore. It will also be of immense value to art historians, museologists, curators and NGOs working in media and communication, apart from those with a general interest in folk art.
650			_aFolk art
650			_aArt and mythology
650			_aIndia
700			_aDas, Veena [fore.]
942			_cBK
999			_c565471 _d565471