Dalit Representation in Popular Hindi Cinema
Routledge (Verlag)
9781032490021 (ISBN)
This book explores the dynamics of caste in Bollywood and popular Hindi cinema through an examination of the representation of Dalits since the 1930s.
Drawing on critical textual analysis and historical analyses of a number of key films, the author argues that popular Hindi cinema corroborates in the construction, naturalisation, and dissemination of Dalit stereotypes in line with the dominant culture, on the one hand, and ignores the Dalit history of struggle against caste discrimination, on the other hand. The book maps the evolution of Dalit representation from the 1930s to the 2000s. In doing so, it addresses the continuity and shifts in their portrayals and explores the linkages between the cinematic representation of Dalits and real- world power structures.
This book will be of interest to scholars and students working in film studies, film history, cultural politics, sociology, and cultural studies.
Vishal Chauhan is Professor of History at PGDAV College, University of Delhi. Previously, he worked as Associate Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His research focuses on the intersectionalities of Dalit representations, cultural politics, and power discourses. He is currently a recipient of a prestigious Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship for his postdoctoral project ‘De- coding Dalit Representation in OTT Web Series and amongst Its Audience’ (2025–2028), which is based at Birmingham City University, UK.
Chapter One: Introduction
Part I - Decoding Dalit Stereotypes in Popular Hindi Cinema (1930s-1980s)
Chapter Two: A Tale of an Untouchable Girl
Chapter Three: A Noble Born and a Black Princess in New India
Chapter Four: Some (Non) Angry Men
Part II -Dalit Lives as Cinema
Chapter Five: Two Devis Goddesses
Chapter Six: A Mountain Man
Part III -Dalit Representation in New Millennia
Chapter Seven: Old Wine in New Bottle?
Chapter Eight: Loving the Dalit Body
Part IV - New Millennium, New Dalit Hero
Chapter Nine: Dalit Nayak: The Rising
Chapter Ten: Dalit Nayak: The Protest
Part V -Conclusion
Chapter Eleven: The Show Must Go On!
| Erscheinungsdatum | 12.03.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Routledge Advances in Film Studies |
| Zusatzinfo | 19 Halftones, black and white; 19 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 580 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781032490021 / 9781032490021 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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