South Asian Diaspora
Please read this short article:
An Intro to S.Asian Diasporic Theatre.pdf
1) A) Look up the term "diaspora" and quote the definition you find online. (Be sure to cite your source.) B) Explain one other famous "diaspora" besides South Asian.
2) According to the article, what does "South Asian Diasporic Theatre" refer to? Give 3 playwrights who fall into this category -as mentioned in the article? (Put the playwright's names in bold.)
3) A) Explain the two categories that the South Asian Diaspora falls into...B) Give some context for the South Asian diaspora C) pre-World War I and D) post World War II.
4) A)Explain the clarification the article gives about the term "South Asia" and what the term means. B) Why could the term "South Asian Diaspora" be considered too generic?
You will need to both quote the article directly and paraphrase it. Be sure to give citations for any information you use in your answers (direct quotes or paraphrases) These citations need to include author and page number from the article. For the purpose of this assignment only, please bold your in-text citations. You don't need a Works Cited for this assignment.
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22 04 2021
Indian Diaspora
Question: 1) A)
Look up the term "diaspora" and quote the definition you find online. (Be sure to cite your source.)
Answer: According to Dictionary.com, diaspora is any group migration or flight from a country or region.
B) Explain one other famous "diaspora" besides South Asian.
Answer: The diaspora of the body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel.
Question: 2) According to the article, what does "South Asian Diasporic Theatre" refer to? Give three playwrights who fall into this category -as mentioned in the article? (Put the playwright's names in bold.)
Answer: According to Neilesh Bose, it refers to plays written by South Asian diasporic people, and the plays talk about them (1). Neilesh Bose names the three playwrights as Aasif Mandvi, Ronnie Govender, and Kessie Govender (2)
Question 3) A) Explain the two categories that the South Asian Diaspora falls into
Answer: i) According to Neilesh Bose, the first category comprises labor migration of indentured laborers to other world parts beyond India, or the escape of Punjabis looking for work on the western coasts of the Americas` continent (3)
ii) Neilesh Bose ...
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