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Bake Restudy 1984
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Bake Restudy 1984

directed by Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy, 1927-2009 and Amy Catlin, fl. 1982-2017; produced by Apsara Media for Intercultural Education (Van Nuys, CA: Apsara Media for Intercultural Education, 1991), 1 hour 1 mins
A one-hour video narrated by Nazir Jairazbhoy and Amy Catlin. The authors return in 1984 to the original sites of Arnold Bake's 1938 South Indian fieldwork in order to solicit responses to his photographs and audio recordings of numerous performance traditions in an examination of continuity and change. The video...
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Bake Restudy 1984

directed by Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy, 1927-2009 and Amy Catlin, fl. 1982-2017; produced by Apsara Media for Intercultural Education (Van Nuys, CA: Apsara Media for Intercultural Education, 1991), 1 hour 1 mins
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A one-hour video narrated by Nazir Jairazbhoy and Amy Catlin. The authors return in 1984 to the original sites of Arnold Bake's 1938 South Indian fieldwork in order to solicit responses to his photographs and audio recordings of numerous performance traditions in an examination of continuity and change. The video incorporates Bake's 16mm films and audio recordings. It also shows the background of this Dutch scholar, the methodologies used in both... A one-hour video narrated by Nazir Jairazbhoy and Amy Catlin. The authors return in 1984 to the original sites of Arnold Bake's 1938 South Indian fieldwork in order to solicit responses to his photographs and audio recordings of numerous performance traditions in an examination of continuity and change. The video incorporates Bake's 16mm films and audio recordings. It also shows the background of this Dutch scholar, the methodologies used in both field trips, and concludes with an examination of the impact of classification, modernization, institutionalization, and festivalization of performance. Show more Show less
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Amy Catlin, fl. 1982-2017, Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy, 1927-2009, Apsara Media for Intercultural Education
Author / Creator
Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy, 1927-2009, Amy Catlin, fl. 1982-2017
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
Apsara Media for Intercultural Education
Speaker / Narrator
Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy, 1927-2009, Amy Catlin, fl. 1982-2017
Person Discussed
Arnold Bake, 1899-1963
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Folk dance, Folk music, Ethnographic methodology, Field work for anthropology, Ethnomusicology, Indians (Asian)
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Copyright © 1991 Apsara Media for Intercultural Education
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Retooling a Tradition: A Rajasthani Puppet Takes Umbrage at his Stringholders
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Retooling a Tradition: A Rajasthani Puppet Takes Umbrage at his Stringholders

directed by Amy Catlin, fl. 1982-2017 and Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy, 1927-2009; produced by Apsara Media for Intercultural Education (Van Nuys, CA: Apsara Media for Intercultural Education, 1994), 49 mins,
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A 47-minute "fictive" video documentary by Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy and Amy Catlin. This video concrète (cf. musique concrète) constructed from numerous film and video clips recorded in India from 1978 to 1994, communicates aspects of Rajasthani kathputli puppetry viewed from the idiosynchratic perspective of the vi...
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Retooling a Tradition: A Rajasthani Puppet Takes Umbrage at his Stringholders

directed by Amy Catlin, fl. 1982-2017 and Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy, 1927-2009; produced by Apsara Media for Intercultural Education (Van Nuys, CA: Apsara Media for Intercultural Education, 1994), 49 mins,
Source: www.apsara-media.com
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A 47-minute "fictive" video documentary by Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy and Amy Catlin. This video concrète (cf. musique concrète) constructed from numerous film and video clips recorded in India from 1978 to 1994, communicates aspects of Rajasthani kathputli puppetry viewed from the idiosynchratic perspective of the videomakers. It presents three imagined contexts. The first is of a Muslim nawab puppet who is convinced that his Hindu puppeteers are pr... A 47-minute "fictive" video documentary by Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy and Amy Catlin. This video concrète (cf. musique concrète) constructed from numerous film and video clips recorded in India from 1978 to 1994, communicates aspects of Rajasthani kathputli puppetry viewed from the idiosynchratic perspective of the videomakers. It presents three imagined contexts. The first is of a Muslim nawab puppet who is convinced that his Hindu puppeteers are prejudiced against him on religious grounds. The second introduces his concubine-courtesan, a semi-historical personage from the 17th century, Anarkali, who, after centuries of patience and endurance, finally feels obliged to accuse the nawab of bigotry, and urges him to look at the positive elements of the puppeteers' adaptive strategies for survival in the new world. The nawab tries to follow his consort's advice but cannot refrain from nattering sarcastically to make the puppeteers look their worst. Finally, an imaginary spokesman of an equally imaginary puppeteers' guild presents a gilded, altruistic view of the modern puppetry adaptations. The nawab is convinced - or is he? In the course of this videotape the viewer is introduced to the colorful variety and creativity of Rajasthani puppetry and its music. Show more Show less
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy, 1927-2009, Amy Catlin, fl. 1982-2017, Apsara Media for Intercultural Education
Author / Creator
Amy Catlin, fl. 1982-2017, Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy, 1927-2009
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
Apsara Media for Intercultural Education
Topic / Theme
Cultural views, Satire, Puppets and puppet shows
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1994 Apsara Media for Intercultural Education
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