A Possible Utopia: Cosmopolitanism in Contemporary Art

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  • Eliana Lourenço de Lima Reis Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

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

How to Cite

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

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2011): Literatura e Cultura Indianas: a Herança de Tagore e a Contemporaneidade

Section

Dossiê - Literatura e Cultura Indianas - Desvios / Deslocamentos

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