Alka Kurian

Narratives of Gendered Dissent in South Asian Cinemas

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Produktbeschreibung

Using the lenses of post-colonial and feminist theory, Kurian examines politically engaged, women-centered South Asian films.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9780415961172
• ISBN-10: 0415961173
• Artikelnr.: 31082559

Autorenporträt

Alka Kurian is a Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington, Bothell.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Class
Caste and Social Exclusion 1. Subalterneity and Resistance in Shyam Benegal's Nishaant and Manthan 2. Radical Politics and Gender in Govind Nihalani's Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Ma
Sudhir Mishra's Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
and Sanjiv Karambelkar's Lal Salaam Part 2: Nationalism
Religion
and Identity 3. The Politics of Hindutva in Nandita Das' Firaaq
Rahul Dholakia's Parzania
and Rakesh Sharma's Final Solution 4. Gender
Home
and Displacement in Sabiha Sumar's Khamosh Pani Part 3: Nationalism and Ethnic Struggle 5. Subjectivity
Choice
and Feminist Agency in Santosh Sivan's The Terrorist and Beate Arnestad's My Daughter the Terrorist Part 4: Heteronormativity
'Difference'
and the Construction of a Subversive Femininity 6. Gender
Identity
and the Diaspora in Gurinder Chadha's Bhaji on the Beach and Sarah Gavron's Brick Lane