Refocus: the Films of Zoya Akhtar

Herausgeber: Aakshi Magazine; Amber Shields

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Examines the work of Hindi film director, screenwriter and producer Zoya Akhtar

Produktdetails

• ReFocus: The International Directors Series
• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 157mm x 234mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 394g
• ISBN-13: 9781474476423
• ISBN-10: 1474476422
• Artikelnr.: 69964365

Autorenporträt

Aakshi Magazine is a writer and academic based in India. She received her PhD in Film Studies from the University of St Andrews in 2020. Her doctoral thesis, The 1950s Hindi film song: Between transgression and memory, is on the relationship of the film song to the contradictions of the Indian nationalist discourse. She has published several journal articles, a book chapter and film criticism in popular publications. Amber Shields received her PhD in Film Studies from the University of St Andrews where she focused on how fantasy is used to tell stories of individual and collective trauma in films from around the world. She has taught Film and English courses at Mount Tamalpais College and currently works with nonprofits reimagining education and supporting the development of young leaders. She has published several journals articles and book chapters.