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Planet Bollywood: Indian Cinema in Asian America
Jigna Desai, Associate Professor, Women’s Studies and Asian American Studies, University of Minnesota
As it is often noted, India produces the highest number of films annually. Within Indian cinema, Bollywood (Bombay-made Hindi language) is not only nationally popular, but also one of the most important global cinemas. Recent global processes including migration have increased the transnational circulation of cultural production. South Asian American communities consume Bollywood films in vast quantities. The proliferation of Bollywood film and music during the past decade has created a new language of cultural identity and affiliation among a new audience, namely second generation South Asian Americans. Based on a set of interviews with college age South Asian Americans, this presentation examines the impact of Indian cinema on the processes of identity formation for second generation youth.
Professor Desai’s research interests include film and cultural studies. Her book Beyond Bollywood: The Cultural Politics of South Asian Diasporic Film analyzes the complex gender and sexual politics of diasporas in the current moment of globalization (Routledge 2004). Her current research focuses on the significance and function of popular Hindi cinema in national and diasporic identity formation, specifically with Asian American youth. She received her Ph.D from the University of Minnesota Department of English with a minor in Feminist Studies, and her undergraduate degrees in astronomy, literature, and cognitive sciences from MIT.
Reception to follow talk
Date: 02/10/2005
Location: Barnum 008,Tufts University, Medford, MA
Time: 5:30 pm
Contact: 617-627-3056
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