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Ban en Banlieue

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Ban en Banlieue by Bhanu Kapil follows a brown (black) girl during the initial moments of a riot in 1979 London. Across an April night, the narrative unfolds with overlapping arcs as Ban transforms into a visceral, untethered presence, embodying elements like soot, meat, and diesel oil. The story loops through the city charged with the energy of global weather, reflecting somatic and civic experiences derived from performances across India, England, and the U.S.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Bhanu Kapil's Ban en Banlieue follows a brown (black) girl as she walks home from school in the first moments of a riot. An April night in London, in 1979, is the axis of this startling work of overlapping arcs and varying approaches.

By the end of the night, Ban moves into an incarnate and untethered presence, becoming all matterโ€”soot, meat, diesel oil and forceโ€”as she loops the city with the energy of global weather. Derived from performances in India, England and throughout the U.S., Ban en Banlieue is written at the limit of somatic and civic aims.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781937658243

Publisher: Nightboat Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 February 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: Nightboat Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 250g

Pages: 88

About the Author

BHANU KAPIL is a British-Indian emigrant to the United States. She is the author of five full-length works of poetry/prose: The Vertical Interrogation of Strangers (2001), Incubation: a space for monsters (2006), humanimal [a project for future children] (2009), Schizophrene (2011), and Ban en Banlieue (2015). Since 2007, she has been incubating "Ban" through performances, talks, and collaborations in the U.S., India, and the U.K. She teaches Interdisciplinary Studies at Naropa University in Boulder, CO.

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