Research Catalog

Title

Identity, nationhood and Bangladesh independent cinema / Fahmidul Haq and Brian Shoesmith.

Author

Haka, Phāhamidula

Publication

• Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
• ©2023

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Additional Authors

Shoesmith, Brian

Description

xi, 200 pages : illustrations (black and white); 25 cm.

Summary

"This book analyses how independent filmmakers from Bangladesh have represented national identity in their films. The focus of this book is on independent and art house filmmakers and how cinema plays a vital role in constructing national and cultural identity. The authors examine post-2000 films which predominantly deal with issues of national identity and demonstrate how they tackle questions of national identity. Bangladesh is seemingly a homogenous country consisting 98% of Bengali and 90% of Muslim. This majority group has two dominant identities - Bengaliness (the ethno-linguistic identity) and Muslimness (the religious identity). Bengaliness is perceived as secular-modern whereas Muslimness is perceived as traditional and conservative. However, Bangladeshi independent and art house filmmakers portray the nationhood of the country with an enthusiasm and liveliness that exceeds these two categories. In addition to these categories, the authors add two more dimensions to the approach to discuss identity: Popular Religion and Transformation. The study argues that these identity categories are represented in the films, and that they both reproduce and challenge dominant discourses of nationalism. Providing a new addition to the discourse of contemporary national identity, the book will be of interest to researchers studying international film and media studies, independent cinema studies, Asian cinema, and South Asian culture, politics, and identity politics"--

Series Statement

Routledge Contemporary South Asia series

Uniform Title

Routledge contemporary South Asia series.

Subject

• Motion pictures > Bangladesh > History
• Independent films > Bangladesh > History and criticism
• Independent films > Production and direction > Bangladesh
• National characteristics in motion pictures
• Muslims in motion pictures
• Independent films
• Independent films > Production and direction
• Motion pictures
• Bangladesh

Genre/Form

• History.
• Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Identity, nationhood and independent cinema -- Identity approaches of Bengali Muslims -- The making of independent cinema in Bangladesh -- Textual analysis-foundational films (Kittonkhola, A tree without roots, Dollhouse -- Textual analysis-Transitional films (The clay bird, Meherjaan, Television) -- Textual analysis-Contemporary films (Runway, Ant story, Under construction, My bicycle) -- Representing identity through cinema -- Conclusion.

Call Number

MFL 22-4902

ISBN

• 9781032220826
• 1032220821
• 9781032220840
• 1032220848

LCCN

• 2022002485
• 40031388164

OCLC

1290015321

Author

Haka, Phāhamidula, author.

Title

Identity, nationhood and Bangladesh independent cinema / Fahmidul Haq and Brian Shoesmith.

Publisher

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.

Copyright Date

©2023

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Routledge Contemporary South Asia series

Routledge contemporary South Asia series.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Shoesmith, Brian, author.

Other Form:

Online version: Haq, Fahmidul. Identity, nationhood and Bangladesh independent cinema New York : Routledge, 2022 9781003271093 (DLC) 2022002486

Other Standard Identifier

40031388164

Research Call Number

MFL 22-4902