{"product_id":"9781666967258","title":"Songs of Desire and Defiance Subjectivity, Emotions, and Authenticity in Bhawaiya Folk Songs of North Bengal","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePopular Musics Matter: Social, Political and Cultural Interventions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSongs of Desire and Defiance\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSubjectivity, Emotions, and Authenticity in Bhawaiya Folk Songs of North Bengal\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNasrin Khandoker\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic \/ Ethnomusicology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore the desires and defiance of women through the haunting lyrics of Bhawaiya folk songs, a musical tradition of Bengal. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBhawaiya and other Bangla folk traditions endure without conforming to dominant expectations, and they sustain deviant, defiant voices that resist cultural homogenization. By weaving together history, performance, emotion, and politics, this book highlights the transformative power of folk music to unsettle identity and create new possibilities of sexual subjectivity in South Asia. It explores how cultural forms embody, negotiate, and subvert constructions of identity, looking at lyrics and performances that historically embody female sexual subjectivity and defiant emotions while considering the debate around authenticity between nationalist, corporate, and Islamist interests. With in-depth ethnographic storytelling that connects colonial and postcolonial histories and contemporary politics, it traces how Bhawaiya creates spaces for alternative voices that resist dominant narratives of national, religious and gender identities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNasrin Khandoker\u003c\/b\u003e holds a Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship for her research project at University College Cork, Ireland, and previously received a Wenner-Gren Wadsworth Fellowship for her doctoral work. She\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis a Bangladeshi feminist anthropologist who specialises in gender studies, ethnomusicology, cultural resistance, social movements, emotions, embodiment, and the social studies of science and technology. She writes extensively for both academic audiences and the public on these issues. Her research uniquely combines anthropology, ethnomusicology, and gender studies, emphasizing the intersections of emotion, borders, and technology.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 July 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781666967258\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e200\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51378251956364,"sku":"9781666967258","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_b54893d1-ca9e-4110-98fc-4b7c92b31307.jpg?v=1783908232","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781666967258","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}