Rituparno Ghosh, performance arts and a queer legacy: an abiding stardom.
This photo essay argues that Rituparno Ghosh’s phenomenal stardom as a queer icon in Bengal can be appreciated by analysing his influence on the Bengali stage in terms of queering it. It examines a few plays produced in the years following Ghosh’s sudden demise in May 2013 and tries to trace in them...
| Publicado en: | South Asian History & Culture Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 284 - 300 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Apr2017
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