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Moving Bodies, Navigating Conflict: Practicing Bharata Natyam in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Moving Bodies, Navigating Conflict: Practicing Bharata Natyam in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Moving Bodies, Navigating Conflict: Practicing Bharata Natyam in Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Winner of De La Torre First Book, given by DSA, 2021

Moving Bodies, Navigating Conflict is a groundbreaking ethnographic examination of dance practice in Colombo, Sri Lanka, during the civil war (1983–2009). It is the first book of scholarship on bharata natyam (a classical dance originating in India) in Sri Lanka, and the first on the role of this dance in the country's war. Focusing on women dancers, Ahalya Satkunaratnam shows how they navigated conditions of conflict and a neoliberal, global economy, resisted nationalism and militarism, and advocated for peace. Her interdisciplinary methodology combines historical analysis, methods of dance studies, and dance ethnography.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateApr 7, 2020
ISBN9780819578914
Moving Bodies, Navigating Conflict: Practicing Bharata Natyam in Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Ahalya Satkunaratnam

Ahalya Satkunaratnam is professor of arts and humanities at Quest University Canada located in the unceded territories of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) peoples. A dancer and choreographer, she has performed across the United States, Canada, India, and Sri Lanka. Her creative work has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Illinois Arts Council.

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