{"product_id":"films-literature-and-culture-deepa-mehtas-elements-trilogy","title":"Films, Literature and Culture: Deepa Mehta's Elements Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBook Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor \/ Editor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jasbir Jain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rawat Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2007\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788131600092\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 257\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 01-01-2007\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eFilms, Literature and Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e\" is a \u003cstrong\u003ecompelling collection\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003enineteen essays\u003c\/strong\u003e that delve into Deepa Mehta’s \u003cstrong\u003eElements Trilogy\u003c\/strong\u003e – \u003cem\u003eFire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e1947-Earth\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWater\u003c\/em\u003e – to explore the \u003cstrong\u003einterconnections\u003c\/strong\u003e between \u003cstrong\u003efilms, literature, and culture\u003c\/strong\u003e. The book highlights how these two mediums, \u003cstrong\u003efilm\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eliterature\u003c\/strong\u003e, work together to capture the \u003cstrong\u003elived reality\u003c\/strong\u003e of cultural constructs through \u003cstrong\u003elanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eimage\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book examines the \u003cstrong\u003emultilayered process\u003c\/strong\u003e of meaning production and interpretation in both \u003cstrong\u003efilm\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eliterature\u003c\/strong\u003e, analyzing the ways in which they are shaped by \u003cstrong\u003ehistory, location\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eexperience\u003c\/strong\u003e. Films and literature are not self-contained; instead, they reflect, question, and subvert culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInterpretative strategies\u003c\/strong\u003e in the book include \u003cstrong\u003esocial and political history\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003egender theory\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003efeminism\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ecinematic frameworks\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003etheory of the gaze\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003elandscape\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ediasporic identity\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ereligion\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003epatriarchy\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the \u003cstrong\u003ehistory of the films\u003c\/strong\u003e themselves. The essays create a dialogue on the \u003cstrong\u003erelationship between reality and representation\u003c\/strong\u003e, inviting readers to participate in the exploration of how films, literature, and culture reflect and shape one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003ethought-provoking collection\u003c\/strong\u003e will be of interest to those studying \u003cstrong\u003efilm studies\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003egender studies\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003epostcolonialism\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003ecultural studies\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author \/ Editor:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJasbir Jain\u003c\/strong\u003e, a \u003cstrong\u003eUGC Fellow\u003c\/strong\u003e at the \u003cstrong\u003eUniversity of Rajasthan\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a renowned scholar working on the \u003cstrong\u003eindigenous roots of feminism\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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