The art of auto-mobility: Vehicular art and the space of resistance in calcutta

Journal of Material Culture

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 107-139

  Chattopadhyay, Swati ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcutta; Popular culture; Public bus; Subaltern; Vehicular art

Indexed keywords

ART; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; MATERIAL CULTURE; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CALCUTTA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 59649128325     PISSN: 13591835     EISSN: 14603586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359183508100010     Document Type: Article

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