Bollywood

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-415-53055-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 1616 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 3068 g

Reihe: Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies

Serious research on Bollywood—perhaps the most well-known and vital aspect of contemporary Indian culture—has flourished in recent decades. This new four-volume collection from Routledge meets the need for an authoritative anthology to enable users to navigate and make sense of the subject’s large body of scholarship, and the continuing explosion in research output. Edited by Rachel Dwyer, a leading expert in the field, this new Routledge title is a ‘mini library’ of foundational and the very best cutting-edge work.

Bollywood provides an indispensable one-stop resource on the development of popular cinema within India, with, of course, an emphasis on Hindi films produced in Bombay. Tracing the development of Indian popular cinema from the early twentieth century onwards, the collection allows users fully to comprehend the role of film and popular culture in colonial and independent India, the evolution and nature of different film genres, the importance of film music, and the great regional diversity 'Bollywood' encompasses. The collection also brings together the best and most influential scholarly works on topics that include: the silent era; the studio period; the ‘Golden Age’; and the so-called ‘segmentation’ of cinema. The contribution of major stars and directors is also assessed.

Bollywood includes a full index and a comprehensive introduction, newly written by the editor, which places the collected material in its historical and intellectual context. It is an essential work of reference and is destined to be valued by scholars and advanced students as a vital research tool.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dwyer, Rachel

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Volume I: Hindi Cinema Before Bollywood

Volume II Bollywood and Beyond

Volume III: Form/Genres and Other Features of the Hindi cinema

Volume IV: Language, Stars, Gender, Clothing; Business of Cinema

Über Autor(innen)

Edited by Rachel Dwyer, School of Oriental and African Studies, UK.