Einband gross The Becoming of a Hero

The Becoming of a Hero

Identity conflicts in contemporary Hindi cinema: the protagonist as a site for political, social and religious conflicts

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Bivalkar, Pradnya

BuchKartoniert, Paperback

528 Seiten

Englisch

Tübingen Library Publishingerschienen am06.02.2024

Identity conflicts, a prominent feature of our times, a phenomenon of belonging somewhere yet belonging nowhere, are increasingly finding their way into cinema. This book looks at the representations of identity conflicts in India on the canvas of Indian cinema, connecting them with broader socio-political developments in contemporary India. Starting with the historical background of how political developments in Europe like the emergence of Nation states, secularism, modernity influenced socio-political developments in India in the past century, the book looks at how those developments have shaped modern India. While looking at the cinematic representations of a variety of identity conflicts through the lens of cultural and political analysis, it provides insights into how the construct of an Identity and the inherent conflicts associated with it evolve and manifest themselves through the medium of a film.mehr

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KlappentextIdentity conflicts, a prominent feature of our times, a phenomenon of belonging somewhere yet belonging nowhere, are increasingly finding their way into cinema. This book looks at the representations of identity conflicts in India on the canvas of Indian cinema, connecting them with broader socio-political developments in contemporary India. Starting with the historical background of how political developments in Europe like the emergence of Nation states, secularism, modernity influenced socio-political developments in India in the past century, the book looks at how those developments have shaped modern India. While looking at the cinematic representations of a variety of identity conflicts through the lens of cultural and political analysis, it provides insights into how the construct of an Identity and the inherent conflicts associated with it evolve and manifest themselves through the medium of a film.

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ISBN/GTIN978-3-946552-88-8

ProduktartBuch

EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback

Verlag

Tübingen Library Publishing

Erscheinungsjahr2024

Erscheinungsdatum06.02.2024

Seiten528 Seiten

SpracheEnglisch

MasseBreite 170 mm, Höhe 240 mm, Dicke 33 mm

Gewicht994 g