{"product_id":"9781350466203","title":"Mediated Cultures, Political Discourses, and the Celebrity Perspectives from India","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAsian Celebrity and Fandom Studies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMediated Cultures, Political Discourses, and the Celebrity\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePerspectives from India\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSwapna Gopinath | Jian Xu | Ramna Walia | Sean Redmond | Rutuja Deshmukh\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBringing together scholars from a range of disciplines, this book explores the political contexts of celebrity in contemporary India.\u003c\/b\u003e The book charts the changing ideological contexts of celebrities in the public sphere and the complex interplay of patronage, security and activism that Indian stars must navigate. Chapters explore mainstream Hindi film and the Bollywood system as well as marginalised and regional cinemas, from Dalit and Adivasi identities to regional Tamil and Malayalam film. Together the chapters in this volume offer new perspectives on global celebrity studies from the point of view of one of the largest and most dynamic film industries in the world.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSwapna Gopinath\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor of Film and Cultural Studies at Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Pune, India. She is a Fulbright fellow and has completed postdoctoral research on Urban spatiality and ideological dimensions in India. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRamna Walia \u003c\/b\u003eis an Assistant Professor of Film and Television at FLAME University, Pune. She has published in peer-reviewed journals like \u003ci\u003eBioscope, Synoptique\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStudies in South Asian Film and Media\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRutuja Deshmukh\u003c\/b\u003e is a visiting faculty of Film and Cultural studies at FLAME University. She also teaches Film at Savitribai Phule Pune University. Her research areas include early Marathi cinema and missing archives, popular cinema, popular cultures, and questions of gender and representation at the intersection of neoliberalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350466203\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51333864095884,"sku":"9781350466203","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_a3c2d1e1-b815-4763-aa2d-c725f26a7626.jpg?v=1783617239","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350466203","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}