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Transculturality, Sensoriality, and Politics of Decorative Arts of Kerala, India

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posted on 2020-12-01, 00:00 authored by Deepthi Murali
This dissertation examines the historical and contemporary lives of transcultural decorative arts produced in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in Kerala, India, arguing for their sensorial and political efficacy in colonial and courtly sociopolitical encounters in India and Europe. Simultaneously, this dissertation investigates how art is made in littoral Kerala through diverse transcultural practices.

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Advisor

Becker, Catherine

Chair

Becker, Catherine

Department

Art History

Degree Grantor

University of Illinois at Chicago

Degree Level

  • Doctoral

Degree name

PhD, Doctor of Philosophy

Committee Member

Harmansah, Ömür Liechty, Mark Mantena, Rama Heston, Mary Beth

Submitted date

December 2020

Thesis type

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Language

  • en

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