{"product_id":"9781350511378","title":"Shah Rukh Khan Masculinity, Religion and Global Stardom","description":"\u003ch1\u003eShah Rukh Khan\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMasculinity, Religion and Global Stardom\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSunera Thobani\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eShah Rukh Khan's gradual ascent from industry outsider to one of the world's most influential film stars has unfolded against the changing social and political landscape of contemporary India.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough close readings of key films including \u003ci\u003eDarr\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), \u003ci\u003eSwades\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eOm Shanti Om\u003c\/i\u003e (2007),\u003ci\u003e My Name Is Khan\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and \u003ci\u003eDunki\u003c\/i\u003e (2023), Sunera Thobani explores the distinctive “desirable masculinity” Khan brings to the screen and how it departs from earlier models of Hindi film stardom, particularly Amitabh Bachchan's “angry young man”.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlacing Khan's Indian-Muslim identity at the centre of the discussion, she examines his daring role choices and his ability to move between dominant and dissenting ideas of gender, religion, and nationhood. She also considers his remarkable popularity across the globe, particularly in South East Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, showing how the tensions between majority and minority, nation and diaspora, and tradition and modernity have shaped his enduring global appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSunera Thobani is Professor in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia, Canada. She is the author of\u003ci\u003e Contesting Islam, Constructing Race and Sexuality: The Inordinate Desire of the West\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury Academic, 2020), and \u003ci\u003eExalted Subjects: Studies in the Making of Race and Nation in Canada\u003c\/i\u003e (2007). She is editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Deadly Intersections of COVID-19: Race, States, Inequalities and Global Society\u003c\/i\u003e (2022) and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eStates of Race: Critical Race Feminism for the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e (2010).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 February 2027\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\u003eBritish Film Institute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350511378\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\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":53976388829324,"sku":"9781350511378","price":27.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_f7a7e165-cb75-4152-a565-bf4ec17499c8.jpg?v=1787715630","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350511378","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}