Consuming Cultural Hegemony Bollywood in Bangladesh
'Rahman’s book offers us some rich insights about the workings of cultural hegemony of Bollywood cinema in Bangladesh, not least relating to middle class media consumption practices. This book is a welcomed addition to the literature on film and media stu
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Consuming Cultural Hegemony
Harisur Rahman
Consuming Cultural Hegemony Bollywood in Bangladesh
Harisur Rahman Department of Political Science and Sociology North South University Dhaka, Bangladesh
ISBN 978-3-030-31706-5 ISBN 978-3-030-31707-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31707-2 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
Following the collapse of the European colonial system, the new nationstates in Asia and Africa gradually entered the international system, but the process of colonial disengagement was not well planned or peaceful. Besides creating human exodus, catastrophe and trauma, partition in 1947 led to more partition and created more disparity, social and political unrest, war, hatred, alterity and hegemony within and across the society in South Asia. Partition has changed the socioeconomic, political and cultural relations between South Asia’s nation-states. For instance, before partition, despite communal unrest and socioeconomic disparities between the Hindu and Muslim communities, the circulation and viewership of Kolkata’s and Bombay’s films in Dhaka were not seen as problematic or hegemonic. Soon after partition, India’s films in Pakistan began to be treated as foreign films and taxes were imposed on them. Following the Indo-Pakistan war of 1965, the Pakistani government imposed a ban on Indian films. With the creation of Bangladesh, the ban was re-imposed, and it continues today. Despite import bans on films from India—which account for more than 90% of South Asia’s total film output—at different
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