Date of Graduation
8-2018
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies (PhD)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies
Advisor/Mentor
M. Keith Booker
Committee Member
Yajaira Padilla
Second Committee Member
Frank Scheide
Keywords
Adaptations, Bollywood, Gender, Identity, India, Popular Culture
Abstract
This project analyzes adaptation in the Hindi film industry and how the concepts of gender and identity have changed from the original text to the contemporary adaptation. The original texts include religious epics, Shakespeare’s plays, Bengali novels which were written pre-independence, and Hollywood films. This venture uses adaptation theory as well as postmodernist and postcolonial theories to examine how women and men are represented in the adaptations as well as how contemporary audience expectations help to create the identity of the characters in the films. Ultimately, this project hopes to fulfil the gap in scholarship on adaptations in Bollywood.
Citation
Maiti, R. (2018). Mumbai Macbeth: Gender and Identity in Bollywood Adaptations. Graduate Theses and Dissertations Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/2905
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