Narratives of Gendered Dissent in South Asian Cinemas
Language: en
Pages: 203
Authors: Alka Kurian
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-08-21 - Publisher: Routledge

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This book conducts a post-colonial, gendered investigation of women-centred South Asian films. In these films, the narrative becomes an act of political engagem
South Asian Filmscapes
Language: en
Pages: 341
Authors: Elora Halim Chowdhury
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-11-30 - Publisher: University of Washington Press

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In South Asia massive anticolonial movements in the twentieth century created nation-states and reset national borders, forming the basis for emerging film cult
Women and Islamic Cultures
Language: en
Pages: 390
Authors:
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-10-31 - Publisher: BRILL

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The first decade of the 21st century witnessed an explosion in scholarly and public interest in women and Islamic cultures, globally. From misguided media repre
Women and Resistance in Contemporary Bengali Cinema
Language: en
Pages: 173
Authors: Srimati Mukherjee
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-01-13 - Publisher: Routledge

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Historically, Indian cinema has positioned women at the intersection of tradition and a more evolving culture, portraying contradictory attitudes which affect w
Asian Cinema and the Use of Space
Language: en
Pages: 250
Authors: Lilian Chee
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-04-24 - Publisher: Routledge

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Asian cinemas are connected to global networks and participate in producing international film history while at the same time influenced and engaged by spatial,