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Overview of Indian popular culture over the last two decades, through a variety of material such as popular fiction, music, television and Bombay cinema. Explores major themes and their representations in relation to current social and political issues, elements of the formulaic masala movie, music and melodrama, ideas of nostalgia and incumbent change in youth culture, and questions of gender and sexuality in popular fiction. Taught in English. Enrollment limited. Topic for Spring 2012: "Show them some Attitude: the Trend for the new Millennium" Films shown and discussed will link the sociopolitical changes in India from 2000 onwards with films like Guru, Dhoom 2, Dabangg, Singh is King, Three Idiots, Saat Khoon Maaf, Zindagi Na Mile Dubara and Delhi Belly.

Topic for Spring 2012: "Show them some Attitude: the Trend for the new Millennium"

Films shown and discussed will link the sociopolitical changes in India from 2000 onwards with films like Guru, Dhoom 2, Dabangg, Singh is King, Three Idiots, Saat Khoon Maaf, Zindagi Na Mile Dubara and Delhi Belly.

Units: 3-0-9(U)

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