CIN U398 - Religion and Culture in Indian Cinema

Institution:

Northeastern University

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Description:

Explores the intersecting discourses of gender, nationalism, and religion in India through the lens of Hindi cinema and the framework of the expanding scholarship on Indian cinema. Film is a particularly powerful medium for analyzing the representations of a culture. India boasts the largest film industry and film viewing audiences in the world. The course centers around Hindi popular cinema (Bollywood) but includes films from art cinema (New Cinema) and diaspora films for contrast with the mainstream cinema. Students are expected to watch films weekly and read corresponding work in cinema studies, gender studies, and religious studies. All films are subtitled in English.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.northeastern.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 373-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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