Writing Worth Reading
Writing Worth Reading
This is a labour of love. Both authors are substantial film scholars in their own right. It’s remarkably accurate and it’s an indispensable tool for scholars working in Indian film. There are also some interesting interpretive essays and it’s organised into films and people. Rajadhyaksha was one of the first people to take the ideas of Michel Foucault into the history of Indian film.
Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen’s Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema?
This is a labour of love. There have been subsequent companions and other encyclopaedias, but both authors are substantial film scholars in their own right. It’s remarkably accurate and it’s an indispensable tool for scholars working in Indian film. There are also some interesting interpretive essays and it’s organised into films and people.
I was greatly influenced by Rajadhyaksha when I was writing about cinema at a much earlier stage. Rajadhyaksha was one of the first people to take the ideas of Michel Foucault into the history of Indian film. Rajadhyaksha remains an important scholar.
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Brian Shoesmith is a professor at the University of Liberal Arts, Bangladesh, and is an adjunct professor at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia. He is the author of many books on Indian film.
