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In Indian Cinema in the Time of Celluloid, Ashish Rajadhyaksha arguesthat any exploration of the social uses to which cinema is put in a place like Indiacan only make sense if it transforms our understanding of cinema itself. Taking ashis timeframe the era of celluloid, which is also marked by public experiences ofspectatorship and uses of cinema by the state, Rajadhyaksha examines three momentsof crisis for the Indian State in which cinema played a central role.

Produktbeschreibung
In Indian Cinema in the Time of Celluloid, Ashish Rajadhyaksha arguesthat any exploration of the social uses to which cinema is put in a place like Indiacan only make sense if it transforms our understanding of cinema itself. Taking ashis timeframe the era of celluloid, which is also marked by public experiences ofspectatorship and uses of cinema by the state, Rajadhyaksha examines three momentsof crisis for the Indian State in which cinema played a central role.
Autorenporträt
Ashish Rajadhyaksha is Senior Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS), Bangalore, and a critic and writer on cinema, art, and culture. He is author and editor (with Paul Willemen) of the Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema and author of Ritwik Ghatak: A Return to the Epic.