SRK and Global Bollywood - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0199460477 ISBN 13 : 9780199460472

Editeur : OUP India, 2015

Synopsis

The past few decades of accelerated globalization, characterized by a proliferation of appearances, images, and information, has revealed a strong preoccupation with film stars and celebrity culture in India. Shah Rukh Khan, aka SRK, in this context, has emerged as an important figure. Located within the context of global Bollywood cinema, SRK and his persona have led to a unique experience and understanding of stardom vis-à-vis a liberalized and urban Indian culture. As an actor, entrepreneur, icon for India and Indianness, and as the quintessential diasporic star, his appeal cuts across regional, linguistic, and national boundaries.

A valuable addition to Indian cinema studies, star studies, and scholarly work on SRK, this collection of essays draws attention to the ways in which his stardom acts as an emblem for diasporic and transnational desires in modern India and beyond. Written by eminent and emerging scholars from across the globe, the essays engage with questions about stardom in a media-centred world. In doing so, they create meaning and probe further into the complex world that emerges as a result of SRK being the agent and content of various media practices.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Elke Mader,Professor, Social and Cultural Anthropology and a member of the research group 'Visual Studies in Social Sciences', University of Vienna. Her publications include: Stars in Your Eyes. Ritual Encounters with Shah Rukh Khan in Europe (2011).

Rajinder Dudrah is Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies at the University of Manchester, UK.

Bernhard Fuchs is faculty with the Department of European Ethnology, University of Vienna, Austria

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: OUP India
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0199460477
• ISBN 13: 9780199460472
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 393
• Éditeur: Dudrah Rajinder, Mader Elke, Fuchs Bernhard
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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