Production Networks: Indian Cultural Production in Aotearoa, New Zealand

Abstract

Goal and objectives of the dissertation GoalThe aim of this research is to examine the ways producer identity affects production practice and, ultimately, cultural representation in a diasporic context. More specifically, the research interrogates the manner in which diasporic and non-diasporic producers construct and manipulate production networks in the pursuit of successful events. ObjectivesThe objectives of this research are framed around a central research question: What are the processes and relationships that support the production of cultural events, with specific reference to events that are of interest to and/or produced by Auckland's Indian communities? This research is inherently interdisciplinary. It studies music and other performing arts events in industrial and nonindustrial contexts. It examines cultural