Madurai Formula Films: Caste Pride and Politics in Tamil Cinema
Whilst much has been written about the significance of caste in Tamil politics, there has been less attention paid to the ways in which caste is played out in the cultural sphere. This is particularly surprising given the close links between cinema, caste and politics in the state. In this paper we...
Main Authors: | Karthikeyan Damodaran, Hugo Gorringe |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centre d’Etudes de l’Inde et de l’Asie du Sud
2017-06-01
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Series: | South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal |
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Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/samaj/4359 |
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