GSFS0264A-S25
Indian Cinema Romance
Indian Cinema: Romance, Nation, and Identity
In this course we will use the lens of romance to examine the world's largest film-making industry. Focusing primarily on Hindi cinema produced in Bombay/Mumbai, we will examine the narrative conventions, aesthetic devices (such as song-dance sequences), and other cinematic conventions that are unique to Indian films' narration of romance. Through a historical overview of films from the silent, colonial, and post-colonial eras into the contemporary era of globalization, we will track how the family is configured, the assignment of gender roles, and how national identity is allegorized through family romance. The course includes weekly screenings of films, which will be sub-titled in English. 3 hrs. lect. (GloDeFem)
In this course we will use the lens of romance to examine the world's largest film-making industry. Focusing primarily on Hindi cinema produced in Bombay/Mumbai, we will examine the narrative conventions, aesthetic devices (such as song-dance sequences), and other cinematic conventions that are unique to Indian films' narration of romance. Through a historical overview of films from the silent, colonial, and post-colonial eras into the contemporary era of globalization, we will track how the family is configured, the assignment of gender roles, and how national identity is allegorized through family romance. The course includes weekly screenings of films, which will be sub-titled in English. 3 hrs. lect. (GloDeFem)
- Term:
- Spring 2025
- Location:
- Main Campus: LIB (Library), AXN (Axinn Center)
- Schedule:
- 12:15pm-2:00pm on Monday, Wednesday at LIB (Feb 10, 2025 to May 12, 2025)
7:00pm-10:00pm on Tuesday at AXN (Feb 10, 2025 to May 12, 2025) - Type:
- Lecture
- Course Modality:
- In-Person
- Instructors:
- Sujata Moorti
- Subject:
- Gender Sexuality &Fem. Studies
- Department:
- PrgGender/Sexuality/Fem. Study
- Division:
- Interdisciplinary
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- ART SOA SOC
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Cross-Listed As:
- FMMC0264A-S25
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 22343
- Subject Code:
- GSFS
- Course Number:
- 0264
- Section Identifier:
- A