Fahmidul Haq, Brian Shoesmith

Identity, Nationhood and Bangladesh Independent Cinema (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book analyses how independent filmmakers from Bangladesh have represented national identity in their films. The focus of this book is on independent and art house filmmakers and how cinema plays a vital role in constructing national and cultural identity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000605648
• Artikelnr.: 64176814

Autorenporträt

Fahmidul Haq is visiting professor of Experimental Humanities at Bard College, New York, USA, and he has taught Mass Communication and Journalism at University of Dhaka, Bangladesh for nearly two decades. His areas of interests include South Asian Cinema, Critical Media Studies and New Media Culture. His publications on South Asian film and media both in English and Bengali include Cinema of Bangladesh: A Brief History (2020). A human rights defender and public intellectual, Haq's online activism evolves around culture and politics of Bangladesh.

Brian Shoesmith was honorary professor in Communications and Arts at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia. He was also Dean of Academic Development at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) for nearly a decade. He is the co-author of Media Theories and Approaches: A Global Perspective (2008) and co-editor of Bangladesh's Changing Mediascape ( 2013). He was a Founding Editor of Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies (Taylor and Francis). Dr. Shoesmith passed away on 30th January 2020.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction

Chapter 1: Identity, Nationhood and Independent Cinema

Chapter 2: Identity Approaches of Bengali Muslims

Chapter 3: The Making of Independent Cinema in Bangladesh

Chapter 4: Textual Analysis - Foundational Films (Kittonkhola, A Tree Without Roots, Dollhouse)

Chapter 5: Textual Analysis - Transitional Films (The Clay Bird, Meherjaan, Television)

Chapter 6: Textual Analysis - Contemporary Films (Runway, Ant Story, Under Construction, My Bicycle)

Chapter 7: Representing Identity through Cinema

Conclusion

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Introduction
Chapter 1: Identity, Nationhood and Independent Cinema
Chapter 2: Identity Approaches of Bengali Muslims
Chapter 3: The Making of Independent Cinema in Bangladesh
Chapter 4: Textual Analysis - Foundational Films (Kittonkhola, A Tree
Without Roots, Dollhouse)
Chapter 5: Textual Analysis - Transitional Films (The Clay Bird, Meherjaan,
Television)
Chapter 6: Textual Analysis - Contemporary Films (Runway, Ant Story, Under
Construction, My Bicycle)
Chapter 7: Representing Identity through Cinema
Conclusion