SRK and Global Bollywood by Rajinder Dudrah

SRK and Global Bollywood by Rajinder Dudrah

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Drawing from debates surrounding star and celebrity culture, SRK and Global Bollywood engages questions about stardom as a way of creating meaning in a media-centred world, thereby stressing the significance of SRK as the content and agent of various media practices.

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SRK and Global Bollywood by Rajinder Dudrah

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.
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
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ISBN 13 9780199460472
Titre SRK and Global Bollywood
Auteur Rajinder Dudrah
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Type de reliure Hardback
Éditeur OUP India
Année de publication 2015-12-01
Nombre de pages 393
Note de couverture La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
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