wimal dissanayake

This unique study examines the importance of melodrama in the film traditions of Japan, India, China, Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia.

This unique study examines the importance of melodrama in the film traditions of Japan, India, China, Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia.

As political barriers crumble, Asian cinema is increasingly attracting the attention of film critics, film scholars, and specialists in cultural studi

In this book, the authors explore the variety of ways the news media-newspapers, radio, and television-are involved in national and international conf

The "Third Cinema" movement called for a politicised film-making in Africa, Asia and Latin America which would address issues of race, class, religion

India is the largest film producing country in the world and its output has a global reach. After years of marginalization by academics in the Western

India is the largest film producing country in the world and its output has a global reach. After years of marginalisation by academics in the Western

This groundbreaking collection focuses on what may be, for cultural studies, the most intriguing aspect of contemporary globalization—the ways in whic

Ironically, as telecommunications technology-the embodiment of modernity-advances, bringing people in different nations into more direct contact durin

This groundbreaking collection focuses on what may be, for cultural studies, the most intriguing aspect of contemporary globalization-the ways in whic

The "Third Cinema" movement called for a politicised film-making in Africa, Asia and Latin America which would address issues of race, class, religion

Explores India's rich popular culture and provides insights into various aspects of the social, cultural, economic and political realities of contempo

Explores India's rich popular culture and provides insights into various aspects of the social, cultural, economic and political realities of contempo