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The Cinematic ImagiNation: Indian Popular Films as Social History
Jyotika Virdi
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Description for The Cinematic ImagiNation: Indian Popular Films as Social History
Paperback. India produces more films than any other country and these works are consumed by non-Western cultures in Africa, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and by Indian communities across the world. This text focuses on how such a dominant media configures the ""nation"" in post-Independence Hindi cinema. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; APF; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 399.
"This book makes an important contribution to the field of Asian film criticism, Indian film history, cultural studies, and gender studies. The Cinematic ImagiNation provides readers with valuable insight into the relationships between nation-building, gender, sexuality, the family, and popular cinema, using post-Independence India as a case study."
--Gina Marchetti, author of Romance and the "Yellow Peril": Race, Sex, and Discursive Strategies in Hollywood Fiction
India produces more films than any other country in the world, and these works are avidly consumed by non-Western cultures in Africa, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and by the Indian communities ... Read more
"This book makes an important contribution to the field of Asian film criticism, Indian film history, cultural studies, and gender studies. The Cinematic ImagiNation provides readers with valuable insight into the relationships between nation-building, gender, sexuality, the family, and popular cinema, using post-Independence India as a case study."
--Gina Marchetti, author of Romance and the "Yellow Peril": Race, Sex, and Discursive Strategies in Hollywood Fiction
India produces more films than any other country in the world, and these works are avidly consumed by non-Western cultures in Africa, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and by the Indian communities ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813531915
SKU
V9780813531915
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Ref
99-15
About Jyotika Virdi
JYOTIKA VIRDI teaches communication/film/media studies at the University of Windsor, Canada.
Reviews for The Cinematic ImagiNation: Indian Popular Films as Social History
This book makes an important contribution to the field of Asian film criticism, Indian film history, cultural studies, and gender studies. The Cinematic ImagiNation provides readers with valuable insight into the relationships between nation-building gender, sexuality, the family, and popular cinema, using post-Independence India as a case study.
Gina Marchetti
author of the Romance and the "Yellow Peril": Race, Sex, ... Read more
Gina Marchetti
author of the Romance and the "Yellow Peril": Race, Sex, ... Read more