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9781843311355

Empowering Visions

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    9781843311355

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    1843311356

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-06-24
  • Publisher: Anthem Pr

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Summary

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. At a time when public attention is focused on transnational, and mostly Islamicist, movements,Empowering Visionsargues that both transnationalism and nationalism have to be treated with equal attention, and to some extent ought to be seen as intertwined processes. This book is unique in its presentation and discussion of profound ethnographic data through interviews with a variety of spokesmen for the Hindutva movement. It also offers an in-depth analysis of visual and audiovisual material that has so far been unrecognized and unexplored in scholarly works.

Author Biography

Christiane Brosius teaches at Karls Ruprecht University, Heidelberg. She gained her PhD from Europe University Viadrina, Frankfurt, and has written articles and books on audiovisual media, iconography and nationalism in India.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations vii
Acknowledgements xiii
Introduction 1(14)
1. Jain Studios on the Meandering Stairway to Success 15(40)
2. Translating Metaphors of Nation-Building 55(40)
3. Hindutva's Media Phantasmagorias 95(36)
4. Re-mapping the Nation-Space: place and displacement 131(50)
5. Re-making History: 'The Truth shall not be touched!' 181(52)
6. Mother India's Heroic Sons: a passion play of martyrdom 233(46)
Epilogue: 'Making India a Dharmic Superpower' 279(12)
Notes 291(36)
Bibliography 327(22)
Videography 349(4)
Index 353

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