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

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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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Summary: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-ranging analysis of Indian cinema.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XVII, 457 pages)
ISBN:9780230118126
DOI:10.1007/978-0-230-11812-6