Indo-Persian Performative Identities and the Harlequin: Agency and Subversion in The Wonders of Vilayet and The Travels of Mirza Abu Taleb Khan
Loading...
Date
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Vanderbilt University
Abstract
Description
English Department Honors Thesis. English 290B Honors Thesis. Professor Humberto Garcia.
This thesis explores how, through the adoption of performative art identities (especially that of the Harlequin), Mirza Sheikh I’tesamuddin and Mirza Abu Taleb Khan were able to produce an ambivalence and hybridity, as defined by Homi Babha, that subverted English hegemony and Orientalism.
Keywords
Performative Identifies, Harlequin, The Wonders of Vilayet, The Travels of Mirza Abu Taleb Khan
Citation
Collections
Endorsement
Review
Supplemented By
Referenced By
Creative Commons license
Except where otherwised noted, this item's license is described as Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States