About the Author

Anita E. Cherian has a Ph.D in Performance Studies from the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. Her research interests are in the areas of cultural policy and cultural studies, theater history, performance studies, and cultural labor. Her publications have appeared in journals such as Third Frame, Sangeet Natak, Interventions, and The International Journal of Folklore Studies. Between 2005 and June 2016 she was assistant professor in English at the Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi. In July 2016 she became Associate Professor in Literary Art at the School of Culture and Creative Expressions, Ambedkar University Delhi.