Full Description
Visual Cultures in India: Contesting the Sites of Sights delves into our visual experiences through diverse media, while unpacking how we encounter and interpret the visual, moving beyond simple "seeing" to deeper levels of meaning. This book explores our experience of visual media that reveals the complex interplay between sight, meaning, and contestation. The authors delve into the very "sites" where visuals are born, displayed, and interpreted. This nuanced approach sheds light on how visual media shapes our understanding of the world and ourselves. From the captivating world of film and photography to the enduring artistry of sculpture and dance, and even the visual tapestry of everyday life, this book weaves a compelling narrative of the complex relationship between media and visual culture in India. It is a timely and significant contribution in an age saturated with imagery. This book equips scholars, researchers, students, and media professionals with a framework to navigate the power of sight and gain a deeper understanding of visual cultures in India.
Contents
Introduction
Arzuman Ara
Part I: Textuality and Materiality of Visual Cultures
Chapter 1. On Visual Cultures in India: A Keynote
Kailash C. Baral
Chapter 2. Scopic Borders: Of Frames, Horizons, Parerga and Paralipomena
Subir Dhar
Chapter 3. The Theatrical Tradition of Jatrapala as a Form of Visual Communication
Silpi Maitra
Chapter 4. Framing the Hyper-Local: Digital Visual Culture and Virtual Spaces
Hrishikesh Ingle
Part II: Representation and Visual Culture
Chapter 5. Visuals, Props, and Cultural Identity: A Reading of Select Assamese Films
Dwijen Sharma
Chapter 6. Representation of Muslim Women in Hindi Commercial Cinema: An Analysis of their Construct and Rendering in Visual Culture
Sonam Sultana Shah
Chapter 7. Representation of Women in the Film Posters of Bollywood
Arzuman Ara
Chapter 8. Gazing Identities: Visual Representation of the Nagas in the Hornbill Festival and Tourism Photography
Theyiesinuo Keditsu
Chapter 9. Towards a New Visual Myth: An Exploration of the Culturalscape of Assam in Advertisements
Saba Anish
Chapter 10. The Traditional Assamese Wedding: A Study on the Changing Aspects of Visual Culture
Jayashree Kalita
Part III: Visual Culture: Semiotics and Discourse
Chapter 11. 'Present Shock' and the Visual Realms of Singular Immensities
Jyotirmoy Prodhani
Chapter 12. Framing Violence: Press Photography and the Discourse of Conflict in Northeast India
Syed Murtaza Alfarid Hussain
Chapter 13. On Possible Futures: Photograph as a Document of Migration
Mohamed Shafeeq Karinkurayil
Chapter 14. (Mis)information and Visual Culture: Memes and Social Media Affects
Basil N. Darlong Diengdoh
Chapter 15. Visualizing Culture: A Semiotic study of a Konyak Woman's Body
Nonlih Chohwanglim
