Narratives of gendered dissent in South Asian cinemas
Kurian, Alka, 1963-
Narratives of gendered dissent in South Asian cinemas [electronic resource] / Alka Kurian. - New York : Routledge, 2012. - xiv, 195 p. : ill. - Routledge advances in film studies ; 12 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Class, caste and social exclusion. Subalterneity and resistance in Shyam Benegal's Nishaant and Manthan -- Radical politics and gender in Govind Nihalani's Hazaar chaurasi ki ma, Sudhir Mishra's Hazaaron khwaishein aisi, and Sanjiv Karambelkar's Lal salaam -- Nationalism, religion, and identity. The politics of Hindutva in Nandita Das' Firaaq, Rahul Dholakia's Parzania, and Rakesh Sharma's Final solution -- Gender, home, and displacement in Sabiha Sumar's Khamosh pani, Shoaib Mansoor's Khuda kei liye, Shyam Benegal's Mammo, and Meena Nanji's A view from a grain of sand -- Nationalism and ethnic struggle. Subjectivity, choice, and feminist agency in Santosh Sivan's The terrorist and Beate Arnestad's My daughter the terrorist -- Heteronormativity, "difference", and the construction of a subversive femininity. Gender, identity, and the diaspora in Gurinder Chadha's Bhaji on the beach and Sarah Gavron's Brick lane -- Conclusion.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9780203128091 (electronic bk.)
Motion pictures--Social aspects--South Asia.
Motion pictures--Political aspects--South Asia.
Motion pictures--Religious aspects--South Asia.
Women in motion pictures.
Feminism and motion pictures.
Electronic books.
PN1993.5.A753 / K87 2012
302.23/430954
Narratives of gendered dissent in South Asian cinemas [electronic resource] / Alka Kurian. - New York : Routledge, 2012. - xiv, 195 p. : ill. - Routledge advances in film studies ; 12 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Class, caste and social exclusion. Subalterneity and resistance in Shyam Benegal's Nishaant and Manthan -- Radical politics and gender in Govind Nihalani's Hazaar chaurasi ki ma, Sudhir Mishra's Hazaaron khwaishein aisi, and Sanjiv Karambelkar's Lal salaam -- Nationalism, religion, and identity. The politics of Hindutva in Nandita Das' Firaaq, Rahul Dholakia's Parzania, and Rakesh Sharma's Final solution -- Gender, home, and displacement in Sabiha Sumar's Khamosh pani, Shoaib Mansoor's Khuda kei liye, Shyam Benegal's Mammo, and Meena Nanji's A view from a grain of sand -- Nationalism and ethnic struggle. Subjectivity, choice, and feminist agency in Santosh Sivan's The terrorist and Beate Arnestad's My daughter the terrorist -- Heteronormativity, "difference", and the construction of a subversive femininity. Gender, identity, and the diaspora in Gurinder Chadha's Bhaji on the beach and Sarah Gavron's Brick lane -- Conclusion.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9780203128091 (electronic bk.)
Motion pictures--Social aspects--South Asia.
Motion pictures--Political aspects--South Asia.
Motion pictures--Religious aspects--South Asia.
Women in motion pictures.
Feminism and motion pictures.
Electronic books.
PN1993.5.A753 / K87 2012
302.23/430954