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Gender and Islam in Indonesian Cinema (Gender, Sexualities and Culture in Asia)
Alicia Izharuddin
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Description for Gender and Islam in Indonesian Cinema (Gender, Sexualities and Culture in Asia)
Hardcover. Series: Gender, Sexualities and Culture in Asia. Num Pages: 207 pages, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; APFA; JFSJ; JFSR2; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 416.
This book presents a historical overview of the Indonesian film industry, the relationship between censorship and representation, and the rise of Islamic popular culture. It considers scholarship on gender in Indonesian cinema through the lens of power relations. With key themes such as nationalism, women's rights, polygamy, and terrorism which have preoccupied local filmmakers for decades, Indonesia cinema resonates with the socio-political changes and upheavals in Indonesia’s modern history and projects images of the nation through the debates on gender and Islam. The text also sheds light on broader debates and questions about contemporary Islam and gender construction in contemporary ... Read more
This book presents a historical overview of the Indonesian film industry, the relationship between censorship and representation, and the rise of Islamic popular culture. It considers scholarship on gender in Indonesian cinema through the lens of power relations. With key themes such as nationalism, women's rights, polygamy, and terrorism which have preoccupied local filmmakers for decades, Indonesia cinema resonates with the socio-political changes and upheavals in Indonesia’s modern history and projects images of the nation through the debates on gender and Islam. The text also sheds light on broader debates and questions about contemporary Islam and gender construction in contemporary ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Gender, Sexualities and Culture in Asia
Number of Pages
207
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789811021725
SKU
V9789811021725
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Ref
99-15
About Alicia Izharuddin
Alicia Izharuddin is a Senior Lecturer in Gender Studies at the Faculty of the Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya, in Malaysia. She received her PhD in Gender Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK, in 2014 and her research focuses on gender and sexuality in Malaysia and Indonesia from a feminist perspective. ... Read more
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