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Informationen zum Autor Elke Mader,Professor, Social and Cultural Anthropology and a member of the research group 'Visual Studies in Social Sciences', University of Vienna. Her publications include: Stars in Your Eyes. Ritual Encounters with Shah Rukh Khan in Europe (2011).Rajinder Dudrah is Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies at the University of Manchester, UK.Bernhard Fuchs is faculty with the Department of European Ethnology, University of Vienna, Austria Klappentext Drawing from debates surrounding star and celebrity culture, SRK and Global Bollywood engages questions about stardom as a way of creating meaning in a media-centred world, thereby stressing the significance of SRK as the content and agent of various media practices. Zusammenfassung The past few decades of accelerated globalization, characterized by a proliferation of appearances, images, and information, has revealed a strong preoccupation with film stars and celebrity culture in India. Shah Rukh Khan, aka SRK, in this context, has emerged as an important figure. Located within the context of global Bollywood cinema, SRK and his persona have led to a unique experience and understanding of stardom vis-à-vis a liberalized and urban Indian culture. As an actor, entrepreneur, icon for India and Indianness, and as the quintessential diasporic star, his appeal cuts across regional, linguistic, and national boundaries. A valuable addition to Indian cinema studies, star studies, and scholarly work on SRK, this collection of essays draws attention to the ways in which his stardom acts as an emblem for diasporic and transnational desires in modern India and beyond. Written by eminent and emerging scholars from across the globe, the essays engage with questions about stardom in a media-centred world. In doing so, they create meaning and probe further into the complex world that emerges as a result of SRK being the agent and content of various media practices. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Message from Shah Rukh Khan Introduction STARDOM AND GLOBALIZED INDIA Unthinking SRK and Global Bollywood SRK, Cinema, and the Citizen: Perils of a Digital Superhero Innocent Abroad: SRK, Karan Johar, and the Indian Diasporic Romance The Don's World: Designing the Milieu of Shah Rukh Khan Beyond Diasporic Boundaries: New Masculinities in Global Bollywood My Name Is Khan: Reinventing the Muslim Hero on the Global Stage Intermedia, Assemblage, SRK FANDOM: LOCAL RECEPTIONS AND DIGITAL CULTURE A Shah Rukh Khan Remix: Contemporary Negotiations of Indo-Trinidadian Masculinity Fandom beyond Borders and Boundaries: Peru in Love with SRK Shah Rukh Khan, Participatory Audiences, and the Internet Dollywood: The Pleasures of Playing with Mini Khan Harlequining Shah Rukh Khan through Media 'Patches': Composing the Global Image of an Indian Star in the Italian Mediascape King of Bollywood? The Construction of a Global Image in Shah Rukh Khans Dance Choreography 'I Dont Need To Do This, But Youve Got To Have Passion': Shah Rukh Khans Manifold Economic Activities Index Notes on Editors and Contributors ...
