{"product_id":"satyajit-ray-in-search-of-the-modern-paperback","title":"Satyajit Ray: In Search of the Modern - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSuranjan Ganguly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSatyajit Ray is usually credited with ushering modernity into the tradition-bound Indian Cinema. Suranjan Ganguly's book examines six of Ray's major films focusing on issues such as human subjectivity, the importance of education, the emancipation of women, the rise of the new middle class, and the crisis of identity in post-Independence India. He provides close readings of the following films: \u003ci\u003ePather Panchali\u003c\/i\u003e (1955), \u003ci\u003eAparajito\u003c\/i\u003e (1956), \u003ci\u003eApur Sansar\u003c\/i\u003e (1959), \u003ci\u003eCharulata\u003c\/i\u003e (1964), \u003ci\u003eAranyer Din Ratri\u003c\/i\u003e (1970), and \u003ci\u003ePratidwandi\u003c\/i\u003e (1970). All six films relate to Ray's interest in how a culture acquires a composite, hybrid shape through the fusion of history and modernity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy placing Ray's films within the socio-historical and cultural contexts of Indian modernity, Ganguly offers a radically different approach, which will enable Western readers to engage more fully with the filmmaker's work.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuranjan Ganguly\u003c\/b\u003e teaches film at the University of Colorado at Boulder with a special emphasis on European and Asian cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.86 x 6.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53053191422176,"sku":"9780810859005","price":119.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/S4ZdxqBDU79780810859005.webp?v=1781280882","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/satyajit-ray-in-search-of-the-modern-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}