Date of Award
Fall 1-3-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Anthropology
First Advisor
Jonathan H. Shannon
Second Advisor
Murphy Halliburton
Academic Program Adviser
Marc Edelman
Abstract
This thesis explores how South Asian diasporic women artists in New York utilize art to resist colonial legacies and express their multifaceted identities. Through ethnographic research, it highlights how themes of nostalgia, preservation, community, and activism shape their work, fostering collective resistance and transformative decolonial pathways.
Recommended Citation
Tanni, Sofina, "Art as Resistance: Challenging Colonial Legacies Through the Eyes of South Asian Diasporic Women" (2025). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1277
