| WEEK # | TOPICS | FILMS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | ||
| 2 | Spectacle, Masala, and Genre in the context of Bollywood | Excerpts from Sholay. Directed by Ramesh Sippy. | Selection from  Thoraval, Yves. Cinemas of India (1896-2000). Columbia, MO: South Asia Books, 2001. ISBN: 0333934105. |
| Module 1 | |||
| 3 | Neo-modern Narratives | Dil Chahta Hai. Directed by Farhan Akhtar. | Selection from Kapur, Geeta. When was Modernism: Essays on Contemporary Cultural Practice in India. New Delhi, India: Tulika Press, 2000. |
| 4 | Neo-modern Narratives (cont.) | Mrityudand. Directed by Prakash Jha. | Gopalan, Lalitha. "Avenging Women in Indian Cinema." In Making Meaning in Indian Cinema. Edited by Ravi S. Vasudevan. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN: 0195658671. |
| 5 | Neo-modern Narratives (cont.) | Being Cyrus. Directed by Homi Adajania. | Barnouw, Erik, and S. Krishnaswamy. Indian Film. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1980, Introduction. ISBN: 0195026829. |
| Module 2 | |||
| 6 | Reconstructing History | Rang De Basanti. Directed by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra. | Excerpt from Chakravarty, Sumita. National Identity in Indian Popular Cinema. 3rd ed. Columbia, MO: South Asia Books, 1998. ISBN: 0195647475. |
| 7 | Reconstructing History (cont.) | Mangal Pandey. Directed by Ketan Mehta. | Chakravarty, Sumita. National Identity in Indian Popular Cinema. 3rd ed. Columbia, MO: South Asia Books, 1998. ISBN: 0195647475. |
| Module 3 | |||
| 8 | Appropriating Literary texts | Parineeta. Directed by Pradeep Sarkar. | Chattopadhyaya, Saratchandra. Parineeta. New Delhi, India: Penguin Books, 2005. ISBN: 0143033565. |
| 9 | Shakespeare | Omkara. Directed by Vishal Bharadwaj. | Alter, Stephen. "Making of the Film Omkara." In Fantasies of a Bollywood Love-Thief. New York, NY: Harvest Books, 2007. ISBN: 0156030845. |
| 10 | Flaubert | Maya Memsaab. Directed by Ketan Mehta. | Kakar, Sudhir. Intimate Relations: Exploring Indian Sexuality. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1990. ISBN: 0226422801. |
| Module 4 | |||
| 11 | Engaging with Hollywood | Corporate. Directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. | Dwyer, Rachel. All You Want is Money, All You Need is Love: Sex and Romance in Modern India. New Delhi, India: Cassell, 2000. ISBN: 0304703214. |
| 12 | Engaging with Hollywood (cont.) | Krrish. Directed by Rakesh Roshan. |
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| 13 | Engaging with Hollywood (cont.) | Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna. Directed by Karan Johar. | Mishra, Vijay. Bollywood Cinema: Temples of Desire. New York, NY: Routledge, 2001, Introduction. ISBN: 0415930154. |
| 14 | Conclusion: Next Decade? | Excerpts from Filmfare, Stardust, Indian Express. | |
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