A Poetics of Free Indirect Discourse in Narrative Film

Mohammad Ghaffary, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran Amir Ali Nojoumian, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran Download PDF Version Abstract This essay provides, for the first time, a model for identifying and analyzing “free indirect discourse” (FID) in narrative...

“Popart”: the ‘Global’ Avatar of Bollywood

Prateek, Ramjas College, New Delhi, India  Abstract Since its inception, the concept of “popart” – the interaction of popular cinema and art cinema – has been heralded as one of the most important contributions to Indian film scholarship. Drawing upon insights from...

Ajitesh Bandopadhay: In the Neighbourhood of Liminality

Rajdeep Konar, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India Download PDF Version Abstract In my essay I would like to investigate the shift of paradigms in the relationship between theatre and politics that director, playwright and actor Ajitesh Bandopadhay (1933-83)...