Critical Social Inquiry 0206 - Bollywood Cultures

The Politics of Gender, Class and Sexuality is investigated through the deconstruction of mainstream Hindi Language Films, popularly known as Bollywood Films. The intersection-alities of these social tropes are analyzed by tracing them through key time-periods of South Asia. These socio-cultural tropes will further be explored to chart the extent to which constructions and representations of gender, class and sexuality has transformed to reflect and co-construct culture and society.

Power, Community and Social Justice Independent Work Multiple Cultural Perspectives Writing and Research Students are expected to spend 6-8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.