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Carte Celluloid Deities Preminda Jacob

Celluloid Deities

The Visual Culture of Cinema and Politics in South India

Autor: Preminda Jacob
Limbă: engleză
Legare: Copertă tare
Editura: Lexington Books
Disponibilitate: În depozitul extern
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Towering billboards featuring photorealistic portraits of popular cinema stars and political leaders...

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Autor
Preminda Jacob
Limbă
engleză
Legare
Carte - Copertă tare
Publicat
2008
Pagini
318
EAN
9780739110607
ISBN
0739110608
Enbook ID
04902216
Editura
Lexington Books
Greutate
640
Dimensiuni
163 x 239 x 25

Descriere completă

Towering billboards featuring photorealistic portraits of popular cinema stars and political leaders dominated the cityscape of Chennai, in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, throughout the second half of the twentieth century. Studying the manufacture and reception of these billboards-known locally as banners and cutouts-within the context of the entwined histories of the cinema industry and political parties in Tamil Nadu, Preminda Jacob reveals the broader significance of these fragments of visual culture beyond their immediate function as pretty pieces of advertising. Jacob analyzes the juxtaposition of cinematic and political imagery in the extra-cinematic terrain of Chennai's city streets and how this placement was pivotal to the elevation of regional celebrities to cult status. When interpreting these images and discussing their political and cultural resonance within the Tamil Nadu community, Jacob draws upon multiple perspectives to give appropriate context to this fascinating form of visual media.

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