CWL 207

Fall 2012 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 27-Dec 12

Indian Cinema in Context

Credit: 3 hours.

Introduction to Indian mainstream (mainly Bollywood) cinema and its evolution through the last seven decades. Topics to be explored include, but not limited to, the relation between Indian society/culture and its cinematic representations, cinema's resistance to dominant nationalist and patriarchal ideologies, its interactions with the postcolonial nation-state of India, how globalization has changed the industry. All films will be screened with subtitles. No knowledge of Hindi or any other Indian language is required.

Same as MACS 207.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Cultural Studies - Non-West

Humanities – Lit & Arts

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CWL 207 class schedule data for fall 2012
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	58449	Lecture-Discussion Lecture-Discussion	RM RM	12:30PM -1:50PM 7:00PM -9:50PM	TR T	English Building English Building	Mehta, R Mehta, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/27/12-12/12/12 Degree Notes: Literature and the Arts, and Non-Western Cultures course. Section Info: An introduction to Indian mainstream cinema, mostly Bollywood, and its evolution through the last 7 decades. Topics to be explored include the relation between Indian society/culture and its cinematic representations, cinema's resistance to dominant nationalist and patriarchal ideologies, its interactions with the postcolonial nation-state of India, how globalization has changed the industry, etc. All films will be screened with subtitles. No knowledge of Hindi or any other Indian language is required. This course is open to all majors.