2018 - 2019

0687-2493-01
  Indian Philosophy in Hindi Cinema                                                                    
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
Prof. Daniel RavehWebb - School of Languages001Wed1400-1600 Sem  1
 
 
University credit hours:  2.0

Course description

The aim of this course is to discuss themes and questions raised in classical and contemporary Indian philosophy, as presented and discussed cinematically in popular Hindi cinema (Bollywood). We will work with questions of identity, translation (between languages and art-mediums) and the aesthetics of transgression. We will ensemble philosophical jigsaw-puzzles made of “pieces” such as “suffering”, “evil”, “death” and “freedom”.

Among the films to be discussed: Ghajini (Murugadoss, 2008), Memento (Nolan, 2000), Khal Nayak (Ghai, 1993), Rang De Basanti (Mehra, 2006), Kaminey (Bhardwaj, 2009), The Darjeeling Limited (Anderson, 2007), Ghost Dog (Jarmusch, 1999), Dobhi Ghat: Mumbai Diaries (Rao, 2001), and Salt of the Earth (Wenders and Salgado, 2014). Writers and theoreticians to be read: Ashis Nandy, Salman Rushdie, Mahasweta Devi, Gayatri Spivak, and Daya Krishna.

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