Gendered Modernity and Indian Cinema : the Women in Satyajit Ray's Films
This book analyses the role of women in the films of one of the leading filmmakers of the ⁰́₈Third World⁰́₉ in the 1950s, Satyajit Ray, a national icon in filmmaking in India. The book explores the portrayal of women in the context of the creation of national culture after India became independent....
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| Language: | English |
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Routledge,
2021
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| Edition: | First edition |
| Series: | Routledge contemporary South Asia series
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Satyajit Ray: Nation, Modernity and GenderChapter I: Searching for Antecedents: Feminine Portrayals in Literature and CinemaChapter II: The Receding Mother Figure: Pather Panchali (Sarbojaya), Devi (Doyamoyee), Kanchenjhunga (Anima and Labanya), Aranyer Din Ratri (Joya)Chapter III: Transgressors ⁰́₃ Charulata (Charulata), Ghare Baire (Bimala), Pikoo (Seema)Chapter IV: Moral Beacons: Nayak (Aditi), Aranyer Din Ratri (Aparna), Seemabaddha (Tutul)Chapter V: The New Woman: Mahanagar (Arati), Samapti (Mrinmoyee), Kanchenjunga (Monisha), Kapurush (Karuna)Chapter VI: The Amoral Woman ⁰́₃ Pratidwandi (Sutapa), Jana Aranya (Kauna and the prostitutes)Chapter VII: Women on the Periphery: Apur Sansar (Aparna), Abhijan (Gulabi and Neeli), Ashani Sanket (Ananga), Shatranj ke Khiladi (the wives) and the Last TrilogyConclusion: Satyajit Ray and Art Cinema: The Issue of Agency