Talk:Jyotsna Kapur

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Jyotsna Kapur is a Professor of Cinema and Media Studies and is cross-appointed with Sociology at the Southern Illinois University[1][2][3] as of August 2022. According to her university profile, her research interests include marxist-feminist theory of media arts and culture; the politics of labour, class, race, and sexuality in neoliberalism; contemporary Indian media culture; History and theory of the documentary idea especially its redefinitions in contemporary practices and digital culture; Third Cinema; and Global children's media culture.

In her research article "Love in the Midst of Fascism: Gender and Sexuality in the Contemporary Indian Documentary," she accuses Hindu fundamentalism and fascism of stifling the voice of alternate sexualities. She, however, does not explain the term "fundamentalism" and makes incorrect use of the term "fascism"[4] when locating her study around the democratically elected Indian government. She states that for the "Sangh" collection of public charities to not be considered "hate filled", they must make alliances with gay rights activists. Contrastingly, she doesn't believe the same for other social, political and religious organizations located in India or any other country. She fails to cite any Hindu text, scripture or publication to substantiate the accuracy of her claims [Publications 1].

In her research article "Between the lost childhoods of our parents and the infantile public of the Hindu Rashtra: A personal take" she makes wild claims about the impact of Hindu leadership on Muslim children.[Publications 2]

As per her bio, she has published no books, papers or research pertaining to the rights of Hindus.

In 2021, she endorsed the "Dismantling Global Hindutva" conference and made the following unsubstantiated allegation

"the current government of India [in 2021] has instituted discriminatory policies including beef bans, restrictions on religious conversion and interfaith weddings, and the introduction of religious discrimination into India’s citizenship laws. The result has been a horrifying rise in religious and caste-based violence, including hate crimes, lynchings, and rapes directed against Muslims, non-conforming Dalits, Sikhs, Christians, adivasis and other dissident Hindus. Women of these communities are especially targeted. Meanwhile, the government has used every tool of harassment and intimidation to muzzle dissent. Dozens of student activists and human rights defenders are currently languishing in jail indefinitely without due process under repressive anti-terrorism laws."[5]

Publications related to India[edit]

  1. ↑ Kapur, Jyotsna. Love in the Midst of Fascism: Gender and Sexuality in the Contemporary Indian Documentary. Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2006. accessed August 7, 2022
  2. ↑ Kapur, Jyotsna. "Between the Lost Childhoods of Our Parents and the Infantile Public of the Hindu Rashtra: A Personal Take." Studies in South Asian Film & Media, vol. 11, no. 2, 2020, Intellect.

Books[edit]

  1. Kapur, Jyotsna. An “Arranged Love” Marriage: India's Neoliberal Turn and the Bollywood Wedding Culture Industry. Oxford University Press, 2009. Link to source
  2. Kapur, Jyotsna. The Politics of Time and Youth in Brand India: Bargaining with Capital. Anthem Press, 2014. Link to source

Articles and Book Chapters[edit]

  1. Kapur, Jyotsna. "Think Globally, Program Locally: Privatization of Indian National Television." Democratizing Communication, 1997. Link to source
  2. Kapur, Jyotsna. "The Strange Disappearance of Bombay from Its Own Cinema: A Case of Imperialism or Globalization?" Democratic Communique, 2007. Link to source
  3. Kapur, Jyotsna. "Why the Personal is Still Political—Some Lessons from Contemporary Indian Documentary." Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media, 2003. Link to source
  4. Kapur, Jyotsna. "A Star Is Branded and the Fan Is Dead: Neoliberal Time-Consciousness and the Strange Obsession of Shah Rukh Khan with His Fans." The Palgrave Handbook of Asian Cinema, 2018. Link to source
  5. Kapur, Jyotsna. "In the Morbid Interregnum: Vishal Bhardwaj’s Realist Aesthetic and the Neo-Liberal Imaginary." Behind the Scenes: Contemporary Bollywood Directors and Their Cinema, 2016. Link to source
  6. Kapur, Jyotsna. Producing Bollywood: Inside the Contemporary Hindi Film Industry. By Tejaswini Ganti. The Journal of Asian Studies, vol. 73, no. 4, 2014, pp. 1149-1151. Link to source
  7. Kapur, Jyotsna. "There Once Was a Maiden and a Middle Class: The Making of a Neoliberal Thriller." Visual Anthropology, vol. 22, no. 2-3, 2009, pp. 155-166. Link to source


References[edit]

  1. ↑ Jyotsna Kapur page on Google scholar accessed on August 4, 2022
  2. ↑ Jyotsna Kapur page on Southern Illinois University accessed on August 4, 2022
  3. ↑ Jyotsna Kapur page on ResearchGate accessed on August 4, 2022
  4. ↑ Definition and Meaning of Fascism - Merriam-Webster
  5. ↑ "Letter of Support", Dismantling Global Hindutva Conference website, accessed August 7, 2022
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