A Possible Utopia: Cosmopolitanism in Contemporary Art

Authors

  • Eliana Lourenço de Lima Reis Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17851/2317-2096.21.2.127-143

Keywords:

Amitav Ghosh, Jitish Kallat, cosmopolitanism, contemporary art

Abstract

This essay discusses the relevande of cosmopolitanism in contemporary literature and art, especially in the works of Amitav Ghosh and Jitish Kallat, focusing on a possible utopian dimension in their approach to transnational relations both in the past and int he present.

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Published

2011-08-30

Issue

Section

Dossiê - Literatura e Cultura Indianas - Desvios / Deslocamentos

How to Cite

A Possible Utopia: Cosmopolitanism in Contemporary Art. (2011). Aletria: Revista De Estudos De Literatura, 21(2), 127-143. https://doi.org/10.17851/2317-2096.21.2.127-143