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In Visual Anthropology. Vol. 11 (4): 287-322. Special Issue -"All Singing, All Talking, All Dancing. Perspectives on Cinema and Society in India." Guest edited by Preminda Jacob. |
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| The visual and textual material in this issue of Visual Anthropology focuses on the societal context of cinema in India. Common themes of articles in this volume include: the prismatic presence of cinema in contemporary Indian public culture; modes of reception of Indian entertainment cinema that subvert or extend the meaning of the film text in unexpected ways; and the important subtext of globalization in analyses of Indian entertainment films. |