Understanding Indian Movies Culture, Cognition, and Cinematic Imagination

Indian movies are among the most popular in the world. However, despite increased availability and study, these films remain misunderstood and underappreciated in much of the English-speaking world, in part for cultural reasons. In this book, Patrick Colm Hogan sets out through close analysis and ex...

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Main Author Hogan, Patrick Colm
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Austin University of Texas Press 2008
Edition1
SeriesCognitive Approaches to Literature and Culture Series
Subjects
Cognitive Psychology
Film & Video
History & Criticism
Motion pictures-India
PERFORMING ARTS
PSYCHOLOGY
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Indian Movies and the People Who Love Them: Universality and Cultural Particularity in the Cinema Chapter One: From Mythical Romances to Historical Sacrifices: Universal Stories in South Asia Chapter Two: The Film and the World: Global Themes, Local Movies Chapter Three: Once More, with Feeling: Human Emotions and Cultural Imagination Chapter Four: “So, What’s the Deal with All the Singing?”: The Cognitive Universality of the Hindi Musical Chapter Five: Seeing Indian Style: The Brain and Its Visual Culture Afterword: On Watching Indian Movies Notes Bibliography Index
  • Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Indian Movies and the People Who Love Them: Universality and Cultural Particularity in the Cinema -- Chapter One: From Mythical Romances to Historical Sacrifices: Universal Stories in South Asia -- Chapter Two: The Film and the World: Global Themes, Local Movies -- Chapter Three: Once More, with Feeling: Human Emotions and Cultural Imagination -- Chapter Four: "So, What's the Deal with All the Singing?": The Cognitive Universality of the Hindi Musical -- Chapter Five: Seeing Indian Style: The Brain and Its Visual Culture -- Afterword: On Watching Indian Movies -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index