The Gendered Subaltern and the Urban Theatre Space

Edited By: Shuchi Sharma, Bhawna Singh

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This volume explores the gendered subaltern’s struggle against multiple levels of marginalization. Through theatrical interventions, it underscores how the body becomes a site of identity, oppression and resistance, and interrogates notions of family, society and identity.

The dilemma of the gendered subaltern is vital as the group’s struggle may consist of layers of oppressed states vis-à-vis gender, class, caste and race,…

The dilemma of the gendered subaltern is vital as the group’s struggle may consist of layers of oppressed states vis-à-vis gender, class, caste and race, resulting in multiple levels of marginalization. This volume provides a voice to the literary discourse of gendered identity crises and politics represented and analysed through theoretical and theatrical interventions. It underscores how the body becomes a site of identity, oppression and resistance, and interrogates the notions of identity, family structure and society. It further entails discussion on the role of participatory theatre and street performance practices and their changing conventions in the urban theatre space. As such, the volume brings together new and innovative research on the representation of the concerns of the gendered subaltern in urban theatrical spaces, and will appeal to young scholars, academicians, and practitioners in varied disciplines ranging across the humanities, social sciences and performance studies.

Shuchi Sharma earned her doctorate in Ibsen’s drama in 2004 and is an Associate Professor of English at the Department of English in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences of GGS Indraprastha University, India. Her teaching and research interests include contemporary Indian drama in English and Hindi and the use of theatre as a pedagogical tool. She has published several papers in various peer-reviewed journals, and is currently working on the use of theatre as an empowerment tool for women.

Bhawna Singh, PhD, specialises in post-independence women’s drama. She is an Assistant Professor of English at Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, India. Her research interests include contemporary Indian drama in English and Hindi, focusing on women’s theatre in India. She previously taught at the University of Delhi, India, and has published several papers in various peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. Her recent publications include “Reassessing Progress: A Study of Tripurari Sharma’s Aadha Chand in the Context of Globalisation and Displaced Identities” (2020).

Lynn Deboeck, Wei H. Kao, Filipa Malwa, Anirban Debsarna, Shreemoyi Sarkar, Vaishnavi K, Gilberto Conti Padao, Pronami Bhattacharya, Mitali Bhattacharya, Tripurari Sharma, Shuchi Sharma, Bhawna Singh