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An anthology of critical essays, which presents a reassessment of Satyajit Ray's oeuvre. These essays in this work assess Ray's preoccupations with realism, the development of cinematic modernism in his films, the cultural and ideological context of his work, representational and narrative strategies, and his sense of artistic practice.
List of contents
* Introduction: Critical Returns, Moinak Biswas, Jadavpur University* Develop-mentalist Turn: Recovering Ray's Panchali, Sourin Bhattacharya, formerly of Jadavpur University* Early Films: The Novel and Other Horizons, Moinak Biswas, Jadavpur University* Nationhood, Authenticity and Realism in Indian Cinema: The Double-Take of Modernism in the Work of Satyajit Ray, Ravi Vasudevan, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi* Ray's Musical Narratives: Studying the screenplay of Kanchenjungha, Suman Ghosh, Jadavpur University* Conditions of Visibility: People's Imagination and Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne, Mihir Bhattacharya, formerly of Jadavpur University* Ray's Memory Game, Sibaji Bandyopadhyay, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta* In the City, Supriya Chaudhuri, Jadavpur University* Meaning in the Middle: Dialogue and Word in Jana Aranya, Swapan Chakravorty, Jadavpur University* Those Who Work, Ujjal Chakraborty, Roopkala Kendro, Calcutta
About the author
Moinak Biswas teaches film studies at Jadavpur University and has been widely published in both English and Bengali on contemporary Indian cinema.
