Critical Social Science Perspectives on Indian Cinema

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Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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What is cinema and how do social scientists view it critically? Why is cinema important to our understanding of modern society? What does cinema mean to a society like India? What is the past, present, and possible future of Indian cinema? How has Indian cinema shaped Indian mentalities and how has it been influenced by ideologies present in Indian society? This edited collection of sixteen essays by distinguished scholars answers these questions and also includes:Comprehensive examination of Indian cinema from historical, social, and cultural perspectivesAnalysis of gender representation, communal identity, and nationalist themes in filmCoverage of major filmmakers including Satyajit Ray and Shyam BenegalExploration of cinema's role in depicting social movements and political ideologiesInvestigation of diaspora experiences and regional cinema traditionsThe book is aimed at cinema scholars and anyone who is interested in looking at cinema as a serious social expression in a changing world.This title has been co-published with Aakar Books. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the print edition in South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka).

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Utgivningsdatum2026-03-05
Mått138 x 216 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor260
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781041247401

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Introduction1. Film Theory and Its Application: A Historiographical Survey2. The Mughals in Indian Cinema: Fascination, Trends and Representation3. Lokshahir Ram Joshi (1947) and Amar Bhoopali (1951): The Socio-Cultural Reflections of the Later Peshwa Period in Marathi Cinema4. Nationalism, Censorship and the History of Early Years of Cinema in India5. Gandhi in Cinema and Gandhian Cinema: Locating Gandhi Through Indian Cinema6. Romancing War Bollywood Style: A Short Essay on War Cinema in Comparative and Historical Perspective7. Violent Belongings: Gender, Communal Identity and Nation-Making in Partition Cinema8. Cinematic Images of Gender Dystopia in India: Imagined or Real? Preeta Nilesh and9. Trajectory of the Queer in Indian Cinema10. From Akbar Illahabadi to Ashraf Ali: A Gradual Demonisation of the Muslim Masculinity in Popular Hindi Cinema11. Reflection of Socialism Through Hindi Cinema12. Humanism in Cinema: The Work of Satyajit Ray13. Shyam Benegal: An Unconventional Storyteller14. Cinematic Representations of the Tapori: Space and the Politics of Bambaiyya15. Changing Mumbai in Hindi Cinema16. The Indian Diaspora and Hindi Cinema: A CritiqueContributorsIndex

“This book offers a collection of articles by scholars from the fields of History and English. This anthology attempts to answer pertinent questions on Indian cinema from the perspective of a social science. The sixteen articles in this critical anthology range from film theory to rarely considered aspects of Indian cinema such as the portrayal of the Mughals.With such a wide and varied selection of subjects and serious scholarship this collection should be an important addition to writing on the Indian cinema and should be of interest to academics and research scholars.”— Nilufer E. Bharucha, Former Professor and Head, University of Mumbai, India