{"product_id":"dream-machine-realism-and-fantasy-in-hindi-cinema-paperback-softback-9781439910641","title":"Dream Machine; Realism and Fantasy in Hindi Cinema (Paperback \/ softback) 9781439910641","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDream Machine\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRealism and Fantasy in Hindi Cinema\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSamir Dayal (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781439910641\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 August 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e318 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.502 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e“Dayal does an excellent job of bringing together diverse films, theorists, and critics on such issues as cosmopolitanism, secularism, terrorism, gender, and sexuality, often linking his analyses with contemporaneous historical events to provide fuller context. The most exciting aspect of \u003ci\u003eDream Machine\u003c\/i\u003e is its new engagement of psychoanalytic theories of fantasy and the production of ‘Indianness’ in transnational Bollywood cinema. This is a fascinating book.”-Kavita Daiya, Associate Professor of English at George Washington University \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Dayal’s writing is bright and supple, and his reading of films is consistently interesting and entertaining. The meshing of realism and fantasy in prominent Bollywood films and genres argues that the fantasy elements are integral to imagining ‘Indianness’ over a range of interruptions that trouble a coherent national identity. Dayal avers that fantastic imagination is far more than mere escapism. A very engaging, rewarding project and a solid scholarly book, \u003ci\u003eDream Machine\u003c\/i\u003e is also an interesting read for the non-expert cinephile.”- Henry Schwarz, Professor of English at Georgetown University\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePopular Hindi films offer varied cinematic representations ranging from realistic portraits of patriotic heroes to complex fantasies that go beyond escapism. In \u003ci\u003eDream Machine,\u003c\/i\u003e Samir Dayal provides a history of Hindi cinema starting with films made after India’s independence in 1947. He constructs a decade-by-decade consideration of Hindi cinema’s role as a site for the construction of “Indianness.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDayal suggests that Hindi cinema functions as both mirror and lamp, reflecting and illuminating new and possible representations of national and personal identity, beginning with early postcolonial films including \u003ci\u003eAwaara \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMother India\u003c\/i\u003e, a classic of the Golden Age. More recent films address critical social issues, such as \u003ci\u003eMy Name is Khan \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFire, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich concern terrorism and sexuality, respectively. Dayal\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ealso chronicles changes in the industry and in audience reception, and the influence of globalization, considering such films as \u003ci\u003eSlumdog Millionaire\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDream Machine \u003c\/i\u003eanalyzes the social and aesthetic realism of these films concerning poverty and work, the emergence of the middle class, crime, violence, and the law while arguing for their sustained and critical attention to forms of fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt; Introduction •\u003cbr\u003e Mirror and Lamp\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cb\u003eI Postcolonial Hindi Cinema: Bad Subjects and Good Citizens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;1 The Wish to Belong, the Desire to Desire: The Emergent Citizen and the Hindi “\u003cbr\u003eSocial”\u003cbr\u003e in Raj Kapoor’\u003cbr\u003es \u003ci\u003eAwaara\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;2 A Bad Son and a Good Enough Mother? The Paradoxical Maternal Romance in Mehboob Khan’\u003cbr\u003es \u003ci\u003eMother India\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;3 Sexploitation or Consciousness Raising? The Angry Man, the Avenging Woman, and the Law\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;II Reimagining the Secular State\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;4 Terrorism or Seduction\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;5 Patriot Games, Unpatriotic Fantasies\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cb\u003eIII Diasporic Cinema and Fantasy Space: Nonresident Indian Aliens and Alienated Signifiers of Indianness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;6 The Powers of the False: Fantasy Spaces for Same-Sex Love?\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;7 The New Cosmopolitanism and Diasporic Dilemmas: Rehabilitating the “\u003cbr\u003eNRI”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;8 Poverty Porn and Mediated Fantasy in Danny Boyle’\u003cbr\u003es \u003ci\u003eSlumdog Millionaire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt; Conclusion •\u003cbr\u003e Transnational Translations: Mobile Indianness\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt; Notes\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt; Bibliography\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: tahoma, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 12.8000001907349px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt; Index\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584908554520,"sku":"9781439910641","price":22.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/dream-machine-realism-and-fantasy-in-hindi-cinema-paperback-softback-9781439910641","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}