398. Experimental Course
Bollywood Cinema and its Audience
This course will provide an introduction to Bollywood cinema and to Indian culture and society through the study of films. The Indian film industry is the largest producer of feature films in the world. Bollywood, the most visible of India's many film businesses, is now recognized as a culture industry with global impact. In this class we will examine the films as entertainment as well as cultural narratives and commentaries on society, exploring themes such as social change, globalization, the family and gender. The course will combine content analysis of film texts with study of the public culture of film reception.