“Indie Culture: In Pursuit of the Authentic Autonomous Alternative,” Cinema Journal 48.3 (Spring 2009), 16-34 American independent cinema since the 1980s has in common with other forms of “indie” culture its construction as an authentic,... more
“Indie Culture: In Pursuit of the Authentic Autonomous Alternative,” Cinema Journal 48.3 (Spring 2009), 16-34
American independent cinema since the 1980s has in common with other forms of “indie” culture its construction as an authentic, autonomous alternative to mainstream media. “Indie” is contradictory insofar as it at once serves to oppose the dominant culture but also to produce cultural capital that distinguishes its consumers.
Análisis del sujeto queer en el cortometraje de ficción "Luxemburgo" (2017) del realizador cubano Fabián Suarez, como identidad lateral y minoría cultural en una sociedad machista, que descrimina a un hombre obeso y afeminado, dedicado a... more
Análisis del sujeto queer en el cortometraje de ficción "Luxemburgo" (2017) del realizador cubano Fabián Suarez, como identidad lateral y minoría cultural en una sociedad machista, que descrimina a un hombre obeso y afeminado, dedicado a la danza voluminosa.
The module will introduce students to various histories of cinema and the ways that cinema history can be constructed. Through an exploration of a range of national and international cinema movements and styles, students will examine the... more
The module will introduce students to various histories of cinema and the ways that cinema history can be constructed. Through an exploration of a range of national and international cinema movements and styles, students will examine the significance of cultural and historical contexts and their relationship to film texts. Key factors, including economic, social, cultural, political and geographical influences, will be analysed to explore significant moments of film history such as pre-cinema, German Expressionism, the Hollywood studio system, Post-Classical Hollywood, ‘Third Cinema’, the French New Wave and the rise of 'Indiewood'.
The essay is based on the representation of the Kashmiri figure in Indian cinemas and how this representation is challenged through fiction films (both mainstream and indie features) made from 2010 onward by both Kashmiri and non-Kashmiri... more
The essay is based on the representation of the Kashmiri figure in Indian cinemas and how this representation is challenged through fiction films (both mainstream and indie features) made from 2010 onward by both Kashmiri and non-Kashmiri filmmakers. What emerges prominently in films like I Am (2010), Harud (2012), Valley of Saints (2012), 23 Winters (2014) is a vision of the valley that is closer to the reality. These indie films and documentaries lead to Haider (2014) which marks a shift in the mainstream representation of the Kashmiri figure followed by Shikara (2020) proving that post 2012, Bollywood is no longer shying away from honest depictions of the Kashmiri. And the broad thread running through these films is the figure of the "madman", an allegorical Kashmiri figure reeling from decades of trauma inflicted upon Kashmiris—both Pandits and Muslims.
