Indian Horror Cinema - (En)gendering the Monstrous

Informationen zum Autor Mithuraaj Dhusiya teaches English literature in the Department of English at Hansraj College, University of Delhi, India. Zusammenfassung This book studies the hitherto overlooked genre of horror cinema in India uncovering some unique and diverse themes, including the fear of the unknown. It focuses on the construction of gender subjectivities in select horror films across seven major languages: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bangla, Marathi and Malayalam. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements. Introduction: Horror in Indian Cinema: An Afterthought? 1. The Masculinist Economy of Possession Narratives 2. Vampirism as Structures of Resistance 3. The Ghastly Gendered Narrative of Animal Transformation 4. Zombies and Witches and the Anxieties of Culture 5. Do We Fear Laughter? The Genre of Horror-Comedy 6. There are No Ghosts, Only Ghostly Tales: Indian Horror and the ‘Uncanny’. Epilogue: Fear, Are We There Yet?. Appendix: Annotated Filmography of Horror Films in India. Glossary. Bibliography. Filmography. Index

Product details

• Authors: Mithuraaj Dhusiya, Mithuraaj (Department of English Dhusiya
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9780367345198
• ISBN: 978-0-367-34519-8
• No. of pages: 314
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, India, Film: styles & genres, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Reference, Film: styles and genres, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General