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Feminine Fables: Imaging the Indian Woman in Painting, Photography and Cinema

 
Geeti Sen (Author)
Synopsis A new iconography of the Indian woman seems to be emerging which challenges the traditional "images" and roles of women. Dramatic changes in projecting the woman reflect changes in societal norms and taboos—in a country which has both defiled the woman and idolised her. These roles for the modern woman are subversive, mapping out bold new frontiers for her to explore. The effects are persuasive in being projected through the media, the fourth estate in society and through the popular genre of Hindi cinema. Set against the feminist discourse, these images raise different questions about "seeing" the Indian woman. Traced over the century, they suggest an extraordinary transformation in imaging the Indian woman, as manifested in painting, photography, popular posters and classical cinema and as examined here in works by both men and women. In five seminal essays this book examines central issues regarding the woman: whether she is viewed as a woman or a Goddess; whether her body is treate
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About the author

Geeti Sen

Geeti Sen is Chief Editor, Publications, India International Centre, New Delhi. She is a cultural historian, art critic, and the author of five major books on Indian art. She was conferred the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fellowship from 1998-2000.

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Bibliographic information

Title Feminine Fables: Imaging the Indian Woman in Painting, Photography and Cinema
Author Geeti Sen
Format Hardcover
Date published: 01.01.2002
Edition 1st ed.
Language: English
isbn 8185822883
length 207p., Plates; Glossary.