{"product_id":"understanding-indian-movies-culture-cognition-and-cinematic-imagination-paperback-softback-9780292721678","title":"Understanding Indian Movies; Culture, Cognition, and Cinematic Imagination (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292721678","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUnderstanding Indian Movies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCulture, Cognition, and Cinematic Imagination\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePatrick Colm Hogan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292721678\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 October 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e305 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e Indian movies are among the most popular in the world. However, despite increased availability and study, these films remain misunderstood and underappreciated in much of the English-speaking world, in part for cultural reasons. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In this book, Patrick Colm Hogan sets out through close analysis and explication of culturally particular information about Indian history, Hindu metaphysics, Islamic spirituality, Sanskrit aesthetics, and other Indian traditions to provide necessary cultural contexts for understanding Indian films. Hogan analyzes eleven important films, using them as the focus to explore the topics of plot, theme, emotion, sound, and visual style in Indian cinema. These films draw on a wide range of South Asian cultural traditions and are representative of the greater whole of Indian cinema. By learning to interpret these examples with the tools Hogan provides, the reader will be able to take these skills and apply them to other Indian films. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e But this study is not simply culturalist. Hogan also takes up key principles from cognitive neuroscience to illustrate that all cultures share perceptual, cognitive, and emotional elements that, when properly interpreted, can help to bridge gaps between seemingly disparate societies. Hogan locates the specificity of Indian culture in relation to human universals, and illustrates this cultural-cognitive synthesis through his detailed interpretations of these films. This book will help both scholars and general readers to better understand and appreciate Indian cinema. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction. Indian Movies and the People Who Love Them: Universality and Cultural Particularity in the Cinema \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter One. From Mythical Romances to Historical Sacrifices: Universal Stories in South Asia (\u003ci\u003eArdhangini\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBaaz\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Terrorist\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter Two. The Film and the World: Global Themes, Local Movies (\u003ci\u003eNishant\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSholay\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter Three. Once More, with Feeling: Human Emotions and Cultural Imagination (\u003ci\u003eMother India\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBandit Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShree 420\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter Four. \"\u003cbr\u003eSo, What's the Deal with All the Singing?\"\u003cbr\u003e: The Cognitive Universality of the Hindi Musical (\u003ci\u003eKabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham . . .\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter Five. Seeing Indian Style: The Brain and Its Visual Culture (\u003ci\u003eUmrao Jaan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFire\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Afterword. On Watching Indian Movies \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52530854756632,"sku":"9780292721678","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/understanding-indian-movies-culture-cognition-and-cinematic-imagination-paperback-softback-9780292721678","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}