ASIAN STUDIES 247b - ESD,IP.Indian Cinema and Society:Industries,Politics,and Audiences

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Bowdoin College

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Fall 2006. SARA DICKEY. Explores Indian films, film consumption, and film industries since 1947. Focus is on mainstream cinema in different regions of India, with some attention to the impact of popular film conventions on art cinema and documentary. Topics include the narrative and aesthetic conventions of Indian films, film magazines, fan clubs, cinema and electoral politics, stigmas on acting, film-makers and film-making, rituals of film-watching, and audience interpretations of movies. The production, consumption, and content of Indian cinema are examined in social, cultural, and political contexts, particularly with an eye to their relationships to class, gender, and nationalism. Attendance at weekly evening screenings is required. (Same as Anthropology 232.) Prerequisite: Any one of the following: Anthropology 101, Sociology 101, Film 101, Film 202, or permission of the instructor.

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3.00

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www.bowdoin.edu/

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(207) 725-3000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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