Document Type
Journal Article
Department/Unit
Department of Music
Language
English
Abstract
This article juxtaposes the iconic performances at the Wagah (Pakistani-Indian) border with a genealogical analysis of "'motherland'" symbolism in Indian cultural nationalism in order to illuminate the relationship between gender and national ideology. Drawing from archival research and ethnographic experience, I follow the development of India's national song, "Vande Mataram," exploring its evolution and impact through the independence movement into the modern-day Hindu golden age. Drawing from postcolonial theory, feminist perspectives, literary analysis, and critiques of nationalism, I examine the tensions between tradition and modernity in Indian culture, looking at the power structures that subordinate gender to nationalist ideologies.
Publication Date
Summer 2017
Source Publication Title
Asian Music
Volume
48
Issue
2
Start Page
90
End Page
110
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Peer Reviewed
1
Copyright
This is a pre-copyedited version of an article accepted for publication in Asian Music following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available through the University of Texas Press.
DOI
10.1353/amu.2017.0019
Link to Publisher's Edition
ISSN (print)
00449202
Recommended Citation
Elias, André J. P.. ""Vande Mataram!": Constructions of gender and music in Indian nationalism." Asian Music 48.2 (2017): 90-110.