Bloomsbury studies in linguistic anthropology graphic politics in eastern india
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Investigating the communicative practices of indigenous Santali speakers in eastern India, Nishaant Choksi examines the overlooked role of script in regional movements for autonomy to provide one of the first comprehensive theoretical and ethnographical accounts of ‘graphic politics’.
Based on extensive fieldwork in the villages of southwestern West Bengal, Choksi explores the deployment of Santali scripts, including a newly created script called Ol Chiki, in Bengali-dominated local markets, the education system and in the circulation of print media. He shows how manipulating the linguistic landscape and challenging the idea of a vernacular enables Santali speakers to delineate their own political domains and scale their language on local, regional and national levels. In doing so, they contest Bengali-speaking upper castes’ hegemony over public spaces and institutions, as well as the administrative demarcations of the contemporary Indian nation-state.
Combining semiotic theory with ethnographically grounded investigation, Graphic Politics in Eastern India provides a new framework for understanding writing and literacy practices among ethnic minorities and points to future directions for interdisciplinary research on indigenous autonomy in South Asia.
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 24 maart 2022
Aantal pagina's: 220
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdauteur: Nishaant Choksi
Hoofduitgeverij: Bloomsbury Academic
Editie: Eerste uitgave
Product breedte: 156 mm
Product hoogte: 15.6 cm
Product lengte: 234 mm
Studieboek: Ja
Verpakking breedte: 156 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 234 mm
Verpakking lengte: 234 mm
EAN: 9781350215924