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Explores the complex relationships between cinema, industry, cultures, labour and gender during the studio era (1930-55)
The fourth book in the Readings in Gender Studies series, Voices of the Talking Stars is a feminist historiography for films compiled by the School of Women's Studies, Jadavpur University. It interrogates the frameworks of film history, culture and politics, weaving in debates on romance, sexuality, body and masculinity. Examining new categories of analysis such as desire and disquiet, this volume brings together some rare photographs and writings by leading women actors—reproduction of poems by Meena Kumari Naz, an open letter titled 'I'm a Bad Girl' by Mae West and an extract from her film I'm No Angel, an interview with Jamuna Barua and a translation from Kanan Devi's autobiography. It also includes excerpts from the Indian Cinematograph Committee Report (1927-28).
Contents
FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCING VOICES AND VERSES
Writing and Archiving the Self
The Problem of Respectable Ladies
Women Writing Cinema
Women Conceiving Cinema
1.WRITING AND ARCHIVING THE SELF: CONVERSATIONS AND BIOGRAPHIES
A Short Note on Devdas
On Jamuna Barua
Conversations on Devdas - Jamuna Barua
On Kananbala
I Salute - All Kanan Devi
2. THE PROBLEM OF RESPECTABLE LADIES: LETTERS AND RESPONSES
'Letters to New Theatres' - Ratan Bai
'Why Shouldn't Respectable Ladies Join the Films' - Sabita Devi
3. WOMEN WRITING CINEMA: VOICES AND VERSES
'Tanhaa Chaand' and 'Tukre Tukre' - Meena Kumari Naz
'I'm a Bad Girl' and 'I'm No Angel' Mae West
4. WOMEN CONCEIVING CINEMA: TALKING STARS
Oral Evidence, Indian Cinematograph Committee Report (1927-28) - Ruby Myers nee Sulochana
Oral Evidence, Indian Cinematograph Committee Report (1927-28) Patience - Cooper and Rainey Smith nee Sita Devi
Oral Evidence, Indian Cinematograph Committee Report (1927-28) Punjab Board of Film Censors
Oral Evidence, Indian Cinematograph Committee Report (1927-28) Mrs. Ansell, Entrepreneur
EPILOGUE: WHO IS BADAR BEGUM?
BIBLIOGRAPHY
