Their throats were constricted: nationalism, history, and memorials in Nana Rao Park

dc.contributorGreen, Hilary
dc.contributorRamey, Steven Wesley
dc.contributorTouna, Vaia
dc.contributor.advisorAltman, Michael J.
dc.contributor.authorGriswold, Sarah
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-11T16:50:15Z
dc.date.available2018-07-11T16:50:15Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractIn the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Nana Rao Park in Kanpur is a microcosm for the history of India since 1857. The park exists as a space to be used for recreation, but it also houses a group of memorials that work to reinforce certain narratives. Today, the memorials tell the story of the 1857 Rebellion through the lens of Indian nationalism. Before Indian Independence in 1947, however, the park operated as a space to ideologically reinforce British imperialism. Each iteration of this park both reflects and perpetuates the dominant narrative at any given time. This thesis examines Nana Rao Park through those memorials and contemporaneous scholarship to show that narratives and the material output of those narratives are always politically driven. Whether to establish empire or fight for a national identity, Nana Rao Park is a space where these ideologies and narratives collide.en_US
dc.format.extent49 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0003024
dc.identifier.otherGriswold_alatus_0004M_13412
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/3709
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectReligion
dc.subjectSouth Asian studies
dc.subjectHistory
dc.titleTheir throats were constricted: nationalism, history, and memorials in Nana Rao Parken_US
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etdms.degree.disciplineReligious Studies
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.levelmaster's
etdms.degree.nameM.A.
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