How Long to Read Acts of Authority/Acts of Resistance

How Long Does it Take to Read Acts of Authority/Acts of Resistance?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 39 minutes to read Acts of Authority/Acts of Resistance by Nandi Bhatia

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Despite its importance to literary and cultural texts of resistance, theater has been largely overlooked as a field of analysis in colonial and postcolonial studies. Acts of Authority/Acts of Resistance seeks to address that absence, as it uniquely views drama and performance as central to the practice of nationalism and anti-colonial resistance. Nandi Bhatia argues that Indian theater was a significant force in the struggle against oppressive colonial and postcolonial structures, as it sought to undo various schemes of political and cultural power through its engagement with subjects derived from mythology, history, and available colonial models such as Shakespeare. Bhatia's attention to local histories within a postcolonial framework places performance in a global and transcultural context. Drawing connections between art and politics, between performance and everyday experience, Bhatia shows how performance often intervened in political debates and even changed the course of politics. One of the first Western studies of Indian theater to link the aesthetics and the politics of that theater, Acts of Authority/Acts of Resistance combines in-depth archival research with close readings of dramatic texts performed at critical moments in history. Each chapter amplifies its themes against the backdrop of specific social conditions as it examines particular dramatic productions, from The Indigo Mirror to adaptations of Shakespeare plays by Indian theater companies, illustrating the role of theater in bringing nationalist, anticolonial, and gendered struggles into the public sphere. Nandi Bhatia is Associate Professor of English at the University of Western Ontario.

How long is Acts of Authority/Acts of Resistance?

Acts of Authority/Acts of Resistance by Nandi Bhatia is 215 pages long, and a total of 54,825 words.

This makes it 73% the length of the average book. It also has 67% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Acts of Authority/Acts of Resistance Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 59 minutes to read Acts of Authority/Acts of Resistance aloud.

What Reading Level is Acts of Authority/Acts of Resistance?

Acts of Authority/Acts of Resistance is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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