H-ASIA: CFP Intl Conf on Bollywood and Its Other(s), 20-21 February 2014, University of Newcastle, Australia

From: Frank Conlon <[email protected]>

H-ASIA
December 22, 2013

Call for papers: International Conference on Bollywood and Its Other(s), =
20-21st February 2014, University of Newcastle, Australia

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International Conference on Bollywood and Its Other(s), 20-21st February =
2014, University of Newcastle, Australia

Location: Australia
Date Submitted: 2013-11-25
Announcement ID: 208885


International Conference on Bollywood and Its Other(s)
DCIT, University of Newcastle

In this conference we would like to trace the various other(s) of =
Bollywood, the globalized culture industry that has successfully =
transcended the confines of India, urging scholars to discuss its global =
histories. While the history of the industry before the widely debated =
economic liberalization was that of an ongoing confrontation with the =
state, it has become a part of Indian states cultural diplomacy after =
the liberalization. Our conference will challenge this normative mode, =
bringing out the ruptures prevalent in the mainstream history, of cinema =
as well as of the state.

This conference will concern itself with the possibility of writing =
alternative histories of the industry. Critical examination of the =
alternative histories of the national popular industry would help us to =
look critically at the alternative histories of the nation as well.

The aim and objective of the conference is to re-evaluate the standard =
received versions of cinematic history, the developmentalist narrative =
situated in a linear historical time and to re-think various formations =
in the industry which have achieved normative status.

Possible issues include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Alternative historiography;
2. History beyond the nation-state paradigm;
3. Bollywoods representation of Indian other(s) i.e. religious and =
ethnic minorities, indigenous population, Kashmir and its people, people =
belonging to the North-Eastern Hill states;
4. Bollywood as alter(normative), sexuality, queer issues, women in =
Bollywood, movie vamps, item numbers, soft porn;
5. Bollywood song, dance and music.
6. Bollywood stars and their representations.
7. Bollywoods marginal genres, the horror film, the science fiction =
film;
8. Bollywood vis--vis other industries, especially the South Indian =
industries and the linguistic identity politics; and
9. Alternative/arthouse/avant-garde cinema in Hindi vis--vis Bollywood.

Kindly send your 250 words abstract along with 100 words biographical =
notes to Dr Vikrant Kishore: [email protected], Dr Susan =
Kerrigan: [email protected] or Dr Amit Sarwal: =
[email protected] by 24th December 2013.

Convenors: Dr Vikrant Kishore, Dr. Susan Kerrigan (University of =
Newcastle) and Dr Amit Sarwal (Deakin University)
Coordinator: Parichay Patra (Monash University)


Date: 20-21st February 2014
Venue: ICT TV Studio, School of Design, Communication and IT,
University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW Australia 2300


Dr Vikrant Kishore
3052, ICT Building
DCIT
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, NSW 2300
Phone: +61 2 4349 4591
Email: [email protected]
Visit the website at =
http://silverbullet.newcastle.edu.au/bollywoodconference/




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