Very filmi : Bollywood and cultural identity in the Indian diaspora

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dc.contributor.advisorKumar, Shanti
dc.creatorFields, Katharine Elizabeth, 1984-
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-03T15:30:11Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-22T22:31:35Z
dc.date.available2017-02-03T15:30:11Z
dc.date.available2018-01-22T22:31:35Z
dc.date.issued2007-08
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the relationship between popular Hindi cinema and notions of authentic cultural identity within the Indian diaspora, particularly among second generation Indian youth living in the United States. This study explores both how Bollywood influences notions of what it means to be authentically Indian in the diaspora, as well as how participation in Bollywood film culture enables a sense of membership in the Indian community among second-generation Indian youth. Looking at films produced by diasporic Indian filmmakers, I examine how Bollywood influences and becomes incorporated into definitions of authentic Indian-ness. I also conduct an ethnographic study with second-generation Indian students at the University of Texas to examine how Bollywood is incorporated not only into conceptions of what it means to be authentically Indian, but also how participation in Bollywood film culture is incorporated into the performance of Indianness in the diaspora.en_US
dc.description.departmentRadio-Television-Filmen_US
dc.format.mediumelectronicen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.15781/T2RX93J3G
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/44640
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.relation.ispartofUT Electronic Theses and Dissertationsen_US
dc.rightsCopyright © is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.en_US
dc.rights.restrictionRestricteden_US
dc.subject.lcshMotion pictures, Indic--Social aspects
dc.subject.lcshMotion pictures, Indic--Social aspects--Texas--Austin
dc.subject.lcshEast Indian Americans--Ethnic identity
dc.subject.lcshEast Indian Americans--Texas--Austin--Ethnic identity
dc.subject.lcshEast Indian diaspora
dc.titleVery filmi : Bollywood and cultural identity in the Indian diasporaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.genreThesisen_US

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