B.A. (Hons.), University of Delhi;
PG Diploma in Dramatic Arts (National School of Drama, New Delhi);
Masters in International Performance Research (Erasmus Mundus scholar at University of Amsterdam, NL and University of Warwick, UK);
Ph.D. (University of Hyderabad)
Associate Professor Assistant Director, Office of Student Life and Cultural Engagement
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| Key Expertise | Cultural institutions Cultural policy Theatre history and historiography C Contemporary and feminist performance practice City and urban performativity Performance studies and Cultural studies |
B.A. (Hons.), University of Delhi;
PG Diploma in Dramatic Arts (National School of Drama, New Delhi);
Masters in International Performance Research (Erasmus Mundus scholar at University of Amsterdam, NL and University of Warwick, UK);
Ph.D. (University of Hyderabad)
Gargi is a performance studies scholar based in Delhi. She is an alumna of National School of Drama, New Delhi, where she specialised in theatre direction. She has dual MA degrees from University of Amsterdam (Master of Arts in Theaterwetenschap) and University of Warwick (Master of Arts in International Performance Research) and a PhD from university of Hyderabad.
Her doctoral research from Central University of Hyderabad focusses on creating a historical narrative of national cultural policy in India focussing on the functioning of Sangeet Natak Academy and its intervention in Theatre in its formative years. Prior to joining JGU, she taught courses in performance studies at the School of Cultural and Creative Expressions, Ambedkar University, Delhi.
She researches and writes on cultural institutions and cultural policy, theatre history and historiography, theorising contemporary and feminist performance practice, city and urban performativity. She has published reviews, essays and articles on cultural policy, performance in everyday life, translating and analysing porto-feminist themes in performance, performativity of violence and protests in India, and processes of mediatization as they reflect in contemporary cultural practice.
| gbharadwaj@jgu.edu.in | |
| Key Expertise | Cultural institutions Cultural policy Theatre history and historiography C Contemporary and feminist performance practice City and urban performativity Performance studies and Cultural studies |