From the Colonial to the Carnival - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook From the Colonial to the Carnival write by Dr Rani P L. This book was released on 2022-02-07. From the Colonial to the Carnival available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Research in colonial studies has traditionally revolved around the historical, political and economic aspects of the colonial regime. The case is no different with the British Empire in India. The Empire was, however, built less by military force and more through cultural reinforcement. To this end, the British engaged many tools - religion, language and sport. Among the three Cs of Victorian England that defined civilisation, Cricket stood on par with Christianity and the Classics. Beyond being a sport, cricket was the Englishman's representation of his 'English-ness' in the colonies and a tool used for colonisation - a scantily researched area. This book traces, through the colonial postulates of Edward Said and Homi K. Bhabha, the colonial path cricket took to its growth in the colony. The game moved from the 'exclusivity' of the English to the 'mimicry' of the natives as a part of the informal modes of rule employed in a colonial framework. Once formal modes were employed in the Empire, phases of 'cultural reinforcement' by the colonists followed by 'patronage' by the natives took over the spread of the game. Historical narratives are filled with examples supporting each phase in the sport. The very same tool that was used to establish the native's 'effeminacy' was used, finally, to invert the hegemony. The book argues how decolonisation, in India's case, did not occur through 'rejection' of the colonial culture, but, paradoxically, through 'adaptation' and 'assimilation' in clear colonial terms. This discussion achieves recency and relevance through its exposition of the telling decolonising moves in cricket to 'subvert authority' through the IPL. Mikhail Bakhtin's' theory of the carnival helps view the shift of cricket from the colonial to the carnival mode.
Carnival and Power
Carnival and Power - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Carnival and Power write by Vicki Ann Cremona. This book was released on 2018-01-30. Carnival and Power available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book shows how Carnival under British colonial rule became a locus of resistance as well as an exercise and affirmation of power. Carnival is both a space of theatricality and a site of politics, where the playful, participatory aspects are appropriated by countervailing forces seeking to influence, control, channel or redirect power. Focusing specifically on the Maltese islands, a tiny European archipelago situated at the heart of the Mediterranean, this work links the contrast between play and power to other Carnival realities across the world. It examines the question of power and identity in relation to different social classes and environments of Carnival play, from streets to ballrooms. It looks at satire and censorship, unbridled gaiety and controlled celebration. It describes the ways Carnival was appropriated as a power channel both by the British and their Maltese subjects, and ultimately how it was manipulated in the struggle for Malta’s independence.
From the Colonial to the Carnival
From the Colonial to the Carnival - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook From the Colonial to the Carnival write by Dr. Siddhartha R., Dr. Rani P. L.. This book was released on 2022-02-14. From the Colonial to the Carnival available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Research in colonial studies has traditionally revolved around the historical, political and economic aspects of the colonial regime. The case is no different with the British Empire in India. The Empire was, however, built less by military force and more through cultural reinforcement. To this end, the British engaged many tools – religion, language and sport. Among the three Cs of Victorian England that defined civilisation, Cricket stood on par with Christianity and the Classics. Beyond being a sport, cricket was the Englishman’s representation of his ‘English-ness’ in the colonies and a tool used for colonisation – a scantily researched area. This book traces, through the colonial postulates of Edward Said and Homi K. Bhabha, the colonial path cricket took to its growth in the colony. The game moved from the ‘exclusivity’ of the English to the ‘mimicry’ of the natives as a part of the informal modes of rule employed in a colonial framework. Once formal modes were employed in the Empire, phases of ‘cultural reinforcement’ by the colonists followed by ‘patronage’ by the natives took over the spread of the game. Historical narratives are filled with examples supporting each phase in the sport. The very same tool that was used to establish the native’s ‘effeminacy’ was used, finally, to invert the hegemony. The book argues how decolonisation, in India’s case, did not occur through ‘rejection’ of the colonial culture, but, paradoxically, through ‘adaptation’ and ‘assimilation’ in clear colonial terms. This discussion achieves recency and relevance through its exposition of the telling decolonising moves in cricket to ‘subvert authority’ through the IPL. Mikhail Bakhtin’s theory of the carnival helps view the shift of cricket from the colonial to the carnival mode.
The Battle Between Carnival and Lent
The Battle Between Carnival and Lent - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Battle Between Carnival and Lent write by Giselle A. Rampaul. This book was released on 2004. The Battle Between Carnival and Lent available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Carnival, Canboulay and Calypso
Carnival, Canboulay and Calypso - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Carnival, Canboulay and Calypso write by John Cowley. This book was released on 1998. Carnival, Canboulay and Calypso available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Starting from the days of slavery and following through to the first decades of the twentieth century, this book traces the evolution of Carnival and secular black music in Trinidad and the links that existed with other territories and beyond. Calypso emerged as the pre-eminent Carnival song from the end of the nineteenth century and its association with the festival is investigated, as are the first commercial recordings by Trinidad performers. These featured stringband instrumentals, 'calipsos' and stickfighting 'kalendas' (a carnival style popular from the last quarter of the nineteenth century). The emphasis of the book is on history, and great use is made of contemporary newspaper reports. colonial documents, travelogues, oral history and folklore, providing an authoritative treatment of a fascinating story in popular cultural history.
