Devapriya Sanyal

Gendered Modernity and Indian Cinema (eBook, ePUB)

The Women in Satyajit Ray's Films

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book analyses the role of women in the films one of the leading filmmakers of the 'Third World' in the 1950s, Satyajit Ray, a national icon in filmmaking in India.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 132
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000509199
• Artikelnr.: 62710015

Autorenporträt

Devapriya Sanyal is Postdoctoral Fellow at Centre for Women's Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India, and the Indian Council of Social Science Research.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Satyajit Ray: Nation
Modernity and Gender. 1. Searching for Antecedents: Feminine Portrayals in Literature and Cinema. 2. The Receding Mother Figure: Pather Panchali (Sarbojaya)
Devi (Doyamoyee)
Kanchenjhunga (Anima and Labanya)
Aranyer Din Ratri (Joya). 3. Transgressors - Charulata (Charulata)
Ghare Baire (Bimala)
Pikoo (Seema). 4. Moral Beacons: Nayak (Aditi)
Aranyer Din Ratri (Aparna)
Seemabaddha (Tutul). 5. The New Woman: Mahanagar (Arati)
Samapti (Mrinmoyee)
Kanchenjunga (Monisha)
Kapurush (Karuna). 6. The Amoral Woman - Pratidwandi (Sutapa)
Jana Aranya (Kauna and the prostitutes). 7. Women on the Periphery: Apur Sansar (Aparna)
Abhijan (Gulabi and Neeli)
Ashani Sanket (Ananga)
Shatranj ke Khiladi (the wives) and the Last Trilogy. Conclusion: Satyajit Ray and Art Cinema: The Issue of Agency.