Dalit Art and Visual Imagery

'Untouchability and discrimination against Dalits is a hidden, yet widely prevalent phenomenon in Indian society. Raising the face of contemporary untouchability into view, this book analyses the uses of visual imagery by, for, and against Dalits in the historical and contemporary periods.

Dalit Art and Visual Imagery explores the representation of Dalits in Hindu temples, Buddhist stupas, popular art and painting, state-sponsored architecture and sculpture as well as prints, posters, photographs, statues, and parade floats. It makes visible the Dalit lived experience and their world. The essays also examine how Dalits continue to contribute to social transformation and nation building through their struggle for equal rights and social justice. It delves into the phenomenon of the creation of a new Dalit identity around the imagery of Buddha and Ambedkar in public and private spaces.' - excerpt from the book cover

Access level

Onsite

publisher

Oxford University Press (New Delhi, India)

editor

Gary Michael TARTAKOV

Location code

REF.TGM

Language

English

Keyword

visual culture, religion, art history, India

Publication/Creation date

2012

No of pages

480

ISBN / ISSN

9780198079361

No of copies

Content type

anthology

Chapter headings

1. Art and Identity: The Rise of a New Buddhist Imagery - Gary Michael TARTAKOV

2. The Hindu Temple as a Representation and Instrument of Caste in Traditional India - Gary Michael TARTAKOV

3. New Paths to Sanchi - Gary Michael TARTAKOV

4. The Politics of Popular Art: Maharashtra - Gary Michael TARTAKOV

5. Learning the Use of Symbolic Means: Dalits, Ambedkar Statues, and the State in Uttar Pradesh - Nicolas JAOUL

6. The Navayana Creation of the Buddha Image - Gary Michael TARTAKOV

7. Navayana Buddhists on the Public Stage - Gary Michael TARTAKOV

8. We Make These Floats So That They Will See What We See/Feel: Ambedkar Jayanti, Hierarchy, and the Darsan Effect - Owen M LYNCH

9. Mithila Painting: The Dalit Intervention - David L. SZANTON

10. Dalit Painting Seen from the Outside - Gary Michael TARTAKOV

11. A Dalit Iconography of an Expressionist Imagination - Saurabh DUBE

12. Dalits, Art, and the Imagery of Everyday Life - Gary Michael TARTAKOV

13. Sister Mysore Seeks the Canon - Gary Michael TARTAKOV

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