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Communities, audiences, and multi-functions: British cultural politics and the showcasing of South Asian art
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posted on 2023-06-08, 11:27 authored by Marta BolognaniThe development of South Asian arts in the UK has gone from using typical colonial and ‘high culture’ showcases to using particular but still far more ‘mainstream’ formats, and has been publicly subsidised in a number of ways, including through community projects. In many respects, South Asian arts is not a ‘niche product’ any more due to the (mainly political) tension towards creating a distinctively ‘British Asian’ (or BrAsian) rather than a strictly ‘South Asian’ product. This paper draws upon two case studies of South Asian ‘cultural producers’ (Dudrah ‘Cultural Production’ 223) in Northern England to argue that showcasing South Asian art in Britain is a peculiar endeavour, the existence of which must account for multiple functions, multiple audiences and even international politics. The paper argues that recognising this fact has profound implications for the future of British Asian identities and for the negotiation between popular culture and politics.
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- Published
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South Asian Popular CultureISSN
1474-6689Publisher
Taylor & FrancisExternal DOI
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1Volume
9Page range
71-80Department affiliated with
- Geography Publications
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2012-05-02Usage metrics
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