Themed Issue
Indigenous Performance Ecologies and Ecological Power in the Global South
Volume 16 Number 1, 2024
Editor: Stephen Ogheneruro Okpadah
University of Warwick, UK
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Introduction to Indigenous Performance Ecologies and Ecological Power in the Global South
Stephen Ogheneruro Okpadah
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.00 | First published: 31 March, 2024
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Harmony Unveiled: Human-Nature Dynamics in From the Land of Green Ghosts
Maitreyee Borthakur
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.19 | First published: 30 March, 2024
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The Silenced “Other” Talks Back from Jungle: A Study of Hunting Ritual by Indigenous Women in Mahasweta Devi’s “The Hunt”
Mallika Bala & Madhumita Roy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.18 | First published: 30 March, 2024
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From Folklore to Film: The Politics of Storytelling and Ecological Agency in the film Kantara
Sathish Kumar C
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.17 | First published: 30 March, 2024
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The Sacred Groves of the Serpent Gods: ‘Sarpakavus’ of Kerala as Indigenous Ecology
Devika B
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.16 | First published: 22 March, 2024
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The Ecology of Body Memory in Heisnam Kanhailal’s Theatre
Anannya Nath
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.15 | First published: 21 March, 2024
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The Role of Traditional African Festivals in the Sustenance of the Ecosystem: Ikenge Festival in Utagba-Uno, Southern Nigeria as a Paradigm
Augustina Ashionye-Obah Obamwonyi & Joyce Austen Onyekuru
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.14 | First published: 05 March, 2024
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Preserving the Feitao Ritual in an Era of Globalization: The Heritage Ecology of Maonan Ethnic Minority in Modern China
Liu Yixing & Chow Ow Wei
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.13 | First published: 24 February, 2024
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The Capitalocene Versus Indigenous Eco-justice in Helon Habila’s Oil on Water
Trina Bose
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.12 | First published: 24 February, 2024
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Locating Empire and Capitalism in Amitav Ghosh’s The Living Mountain: A Fable for Our Times
Amit Kumar & Vikas Sharma
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.11 | First published: 24 February, 2024
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Biodiversity, Ecomusicology and Fostered Nominal Ecology
Damilare Ogunmekan, Margaret Akpevweoghene Efurhievwe & Igue Philo Okpeki
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.10 | First published: 24 February, 2024
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Nature’s Notes: Analyzing the Environmental Advocacy in the Deuda Songs of Nepal
Saroj GC & Bhupesh Joshi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.09 | First published: 19 February, 2024
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Orality and Indigenous Environmentalism in Sarah Joseph’s Gift in Green
Darpana Gogoi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.08 | First published: 13 February, 2024
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Indigenous Festivals as a Tool for Forest Preservation and Cultural Revival in Nigeria
Blessing Adjeketa, Alphonsus Shireku & Oliogu Tunde Obado
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.07 | First published: 10 February, 2024
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Indigenous Environmentalism through Dance: The Ohaji-Egbema Experiment in South-Eastern Nigeria
Princewill Chukwuma Abakporo & Stanley Timeyin Ohenhen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.06 | First published: 10 February, 2024
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Weaving Dreams of a World Among Worlds: T’nalak of the T’boli as an Ecological Practice
Leni dlR. Garcia & Hazel T. Biana
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.05 | First published: 08 February, 2024
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Palliating War Trauma: Exploring the Therapeutic Role of Nature in Silko’s Ceremony
Sini Jacob & Benoy Kurian Mylamparambil
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.04 | First published: 08 February, 2024
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Indigenous Festivals and Climate Sustainability in India: A Case Study of Cultural Practices and Performances
Ayan Mondal & Maya Shanker Pandey
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.03 | First published: 05 February, 2024
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Resisting Eco-colonialism Through Indigenous Epistemologies and Performances in Nigeria
Stanley Timeyin Ohenhen & Princewill Chukwuma Abakporo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.02 | First published: 03 February, 2024
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Indigenous Ecologies in Mahasweta Devi’s Chotti Munda and His Arrow
Antara Saha
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.01 | First published: 31 January, 2024
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A Mixed-Method Study on the Impact of Movie-Based Learning on Chinese Undergraduates’ Cultural Identity
Jing Tao, Aidah Abdul Karim & Mohd Khalid Mohamad Nasir
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.08g | First published: 30 March, 2024
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Rewriting Femborgian Narratives: Transgression and Subversion of the Female Cyborg in Her and Ex Machina
Nilima Chaudhary
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.07g | First published: 30 March, 2024
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Kajari Folk Songs: Mechanism for Emotional Regulation
Milan Chauhan & Swasti Mishra
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.06g | First published: 06 March, 2024
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Savage Desires: Afghanistan as a Site for Othering in Dharmatma and Khuda Gawah
Marjuque Ul Haque
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.05g | First published: 06 March, 2024
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The Unconscious as Cinematographic Form: A Psychoanalytic Reading of Inception
Deniz Çelik & Tugba Elmaci
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.04g | First published: 06 March, 2024
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Semantic Model for Fragment of Hindi (Part 1)
Vivek Tripathi & Dinesh Rathod
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.03g | First published: 12 February, 2024
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Unravelling the Linguistic Tapestry: A Discursive Study of Gender Portrayal in Select Indian Electronic Advertisement
Shubham Pathak, Ipsita Mondal & Swasti Mishra
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.02g | First published: 25 January, 2024
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Digital Literacy as a Meta-Cognitive Component of Younger Students’ Intellectual and Creative Potential in Foreign Language Lessons
Aliya E. Balgabayeva, Tatiana O. Karataeva, Irina S. Karabulatova, Roza M. Aitzhanova, Aigul A. Zhumadullayeva & Dina M. Zharylgapova
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v16n1.01g | First published: 12 January, 2024
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