The Melodramatic Public : Film Form and Spectatorship in Indian Cinema /

What does it mean to say Indian movies are melodramatic? How do film audiences engage with socio-political issues? What role has cinema played in the emergence of new economic forms, consumer cultures and digital technologies in a globalizing India? Ravi Vasudevan addresses these questions in a wide...

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Main Author:	Vasudevan, Ravi (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:	Cultural and Media Studies. Asian Literature. Directing. Film History. Film and Television Studies. Media Studies. Theatre and Performance Studies. Communication. Culture > Study and teaching. Motion pictures and television. Motion pictures > History. Motion pictures > Production and direction. Oriental literature. Theater. Electronic books.
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