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Mathew, Donna Susan.

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Has Bollywood Lost the Plot? Analyzing the Influence of Item Songs on Rape Culture in India.

紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Has Bollywood Lost the Plot? Analyzing the Influence of Item Songs on Rape Culture in India./
作者:	Mathew, Donna Susan.
出版者:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2023,
面頁冊數:	221 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-04, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International85-04A.
標題:	Film studies. -
電子資源:	https://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=30636810
ISBN:	9798380609197

Has Bollywood Lost the Plot? Analyzing the Influence of Item Songs on Rape Culture in India.
Mathew, Donna Susan.

Has Bollywood Lost the Plot? Analyzing the Influence of Item Songs on Rape Culture in India. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2023 - 221 p.

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-04, Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Michigan Technological University, 2023.

An item song is a provocative musical song and dance sequence that appears in Bollywood films that have little to no connection to the film's plot, performed by an item girl for the male gaze. Contemporary Bollywood item songs have become highly contested social and political texts in the discourse surrounding rape culture in India. This research explores the socio-cultural context of rape culture in India and examines what makes item songs a popular and acceptable form of entertainment in a patriarchal, conservative society where sexualized violence against women is a major cause for concern.The study also addresses the narrative, visual, and lyrical characteristics of ten of the most popular item songs from 2012 - 2019. Using a hybrid theoretical framework that brings together the male gaze theory, intersectionality, and postfeminism, this study analyzes the ways in which rape culture is manifested in the cinematic techniques and song lyrics. I argue that item songs mirror certain characteristics and tropes that invoke rape culture. I conclude that the songs reveal four main characteristics: glamorization of illicit activities and behavior, sexual objectification of the female body, alcohol abuse, and violence.The research argues that contemporary item songs are a popular source of sexist imagery and a powerful cultural influencer of sexual violence against women in India. Moreover, this study suggests that item songs desensitize the Indian public and contributes to the normalization of gang rapes in the country. Ultimately, the study emphasizes the need for the Bollywood film industry to introduce more nuanced narratives about female sexuality and reconsider the ongoing stereotyping, objectification, and misogyny of item songs, and recognize their wide reach and influence on the attitudes and behaviors of Indian people.

ISBN: 9798380609197Subjects--Topical Terms:

2122736
Film studies.
Subjects--Index Terms:

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