Worlding Tamil Cinema

Worlding Tamil Cinema is a simultaneous intervention in the study of world cinema and the cinemas of India. This insightful volume will interest students and scholars of world cinema and cinemas of India, South Asian media and pop culture, and media scholars of the Global South.

Autorentext

Amrutha Kunapulli is a scholar of cinemas of India, with an emphasis on popular cinemas of south India. Her work is situated at the intersection of world cinema and popular cinema, and includes engagements with stardom, fandom, digital media, popular culture, and cinemas of the global south. Amrutha has published in Studies in World Cinema and South Asian Popular Culture amongst other publications. She currently teaches at the Department of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts at The Ohio State University, USA.

Klappentext

Worlding Tamil Cinema is a simultaneous intervention in the study of world cinema and the cinemas of India. This insightful volume will interest students and scholars of world cinema and cinemas of India, South Asian media and pop culture, and media scholars of the Global South.

Inhalt

Introduction: Worlding Tamil Cinema

1. Historicising the "World" of Tamil Cinema

2. Shifting Star Politics

3. Black Comedies, Self-Reflexivity, and the Local

4. Interludes and Interruptions

5. Streams, Screens, and Subtitles

Conclusion: Tamil-ness in World Cinema

Index