This new study looks at the crucial role played by audiovisual media in Hindu cultural nationalism. The application of new media technology in the context of the construction of ‘Indianness’ by Hindutva’s main political wing, the Bharatiya Janata Party (Party of the Indian People, BJP), is a fascinating example of in-house indoctrination and emotive mobilization that demands critical attention.
Table of Content
List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Jain Studios on the Meandering Stairway to Success; 2. Translating Metaphors of Nation-Building; 3. Hindutva’s Media Phantasmagorias; 4. Re-mapping the Nation-Space: Place and Displacement; 5. Re-making History: ‘The Truth Shall not Be Touched!’; 6. Mother India’s Heroic Sons: A Passion Play of Martyrdom; Epilogue: ‘Making India a Dharmic Superpower’; Notes, Bibliography; Videography; Index
About the author
Christiane Brosius teaches at Karl Ruprechts University, Heidelberg. She gained her Ph D from Europe University Viadrina, Frankfurt, and has written articles and books on audiovisual media, iconography and nationalism in India.More ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor
24,611 Ebooks in this category
