Subject Code: HS6L004 Subject Name: Film and Philosophy L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3

Pre-Requisite(s): None

Content:

The present course aims to establish Film Studies, its scope and objectives in the Indian Domain. This course aims to understand story- telling, films as a medium to understand others and ourselves. Films and society, Films a medium to know ourselves, films and Indian domain, Philosophical Concepts and Films, Hollywood and Bollywood, Women Film makers, Philosophical Concepts and Films. Taboo, Indian Films: Depiction and Mis representation. Artificial Intelligence, Films and Philosophy.Urban Issues, Migration and Indian Films, Why be Moral? Ethics and Films Film Narrative, Films and Identities, Caste and Society, Class and Society, Depiction of Love, Non- Hindi Films and storytelling, Non- gender binary and Indian films portrayal, Item songs and sexuality.



Text/Reference Books:
  1. Carroll, N., & Choi, J. (2005). Philosophy of Film and Motion Pictures: An Anthology. Wiley- Blackwell.
  2. Frampton, D. (2006b). Filmosophy. Wallflower Press.
  3. Litch, M. M., & Karofsky, A. (2020). Philosophy Through Film. Routledge.
  4. Cox, D., & Levine, M. (2011). Thinking Through Film: Doing Philosophy, Watching Movies. John Wiley & Sons
  5. Carel, Havi and Greg Tuck New Takes in Film-Philosophy. London: Palgrave MacMillan
  6. Families in Bollywood Cinema: Changes and Context by Nicholas and Dinesh Bhurga. Taylor and Francis.
  7. Assessing the Role of Item Songs from Bollywood Movies in Delineating Gender Roles in India. Ruchi Ravi.
  8. Sexuality and Substance Abuse Portrayals in Item Songs- South Asian Popular Culture. Parul Jain. Breaking New Ground. Namita Bhandare. SAGE.
  9. Chandigarh Kare Ashiqui and Trans Feminine Identity: Representation or Exclusion. Pushpesh Kumar, Deepa Srinivas. EPW
  10. From Sairat to Jhund via Jai Bheem. Sai Thakur. EPW
  11. Cinema and Caste: Examining Marginalized Narratives in Film. EPW.
  12. Unconventional Bollywood: Constructing Cinema of Caste Pride- DR. Rajesh Kumar. South Asia Journal.
  13. Cinematography: The Creative Use of Reality, Maya Dren. The MIT Press. On Cinematography, Lee Garmes. University of Illinois Press.
  14. Cinematography: Johanna Heer.