CiNii 図書 - Colonial India and the making of empire cinema : image, ideology and identity

This book examines the empire cinema made in Hollywood and Britain during the turbulent 1930s and 1940s.. It shows how the empire cinema constructed the colonial world, its rationale for doing so, and the manner in which such constructions were received by the colonized people.. Unique approach to the subject cinema and Empire from the perspective of the colonised rather than the coloniser.. Vast amount of original research conducted in India contributing to a fresh perspective.. Multifocal attitude which stretches through media and cultural studies, gender, film, imperial history, nationalism and postcolonialism. -- .

Part 1 Introduction: situating audiences in colonial India
British perceptions - conflicting viewpoints
renegotiating ideological norms - the case of "The Relief of Lucknow"
oriental-cum-imperialist discourse - the Hollywood stakes
shift of policy - shelving of films. Part 2 The Drum, 1938 - the myth of the Muslim menace: creating myths - the north west frontier
masculinity and femininity - positing gender relations
anti-British propaganda - British apprehensions
protest and agitation - crystallising nationalist concerns
identifying prime actors - audience and agitators
reaction and action - the Congress ministry. Part 3 Gunga Din, 1939 - spectre of Hindu domination: aura of authenticity - conflicting messages
communizing nationalism
Mahatma Gandhi - villain and saint
privileging religion and caste - categorising society
loyalists and the army - surfacing contradictions
reception of the film - colonial and imperial. Part 4 The rains came, 1940 - imperialism, racism and gender relations: images and accentuation - old and new
historical complexity -princely states and development
miscegeny - resolving contradictions
transgressor as the "giver" - symbolising relationships
constructing femininity in a colonial setting - class dimension
black masculinity - the emasculated male
publicity - release of the film. Part 5 Conclusion: images and concern - loyalism and nationalism
post-colonial cinema - insecurities and justifications.

巻冊次: : paperback ISBN 9780719057922

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This book examines the empire cinema made in Hollywood and Britain during the turbulent 1930s and 1940s.. It shows how the empire cinema constructed the colonial world, its rationale for doing so, and the manner in which such constructions were received by the colonized people.. Unique approach to the subject cinema and Empire from the perspective of the colonised rather than the coloniser.. Vast amount of original research conducted in India contributing to a fresh perspective.. Multifocal attitude which stretches through media and cultural studies, gender, film, imperial history, nationalism and postcolonialism. -- .

1. Introduction 2. The Drum (1938): the myth of the Muslim menace 3. Gunga Din (1939): the spectre of Hindu domination 4. The Rains Came (1940): imperialism, racism and gender relations 5. Conclusion -- .

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