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Dreaming in Canadian: South Asian Youth, Bollywood, and Belonging
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Dreaming in Canadian: South Asian Youth, Bollywood, and Belonging Hardcover - 2010

by Faiza Hirji


From the publisher

As various nations wrestle with issues of immigration, integration, and pluralism, second-generation immigrants are exploring new ways to make sense of who they are and where they belong in the face of competing cultural demands. Dreaming in Canadian turns the spotlight on the role of Bollywood cinema in the production of cultural, religious, and national identities among South Asian youth in Toronto, Vancouver, and Ottawa. By documenting the voices of these young adults and how they draw on media in the formation of uniquely hybrid identities, this book interrogates the realities that underpin media portrayals of diaspora, nationalism, and multiculturalism.

From the jacket flap

As various nations wrestle with issues of immigration, integration, and pluralism, second-generation immigrants are exploring new ways to make sense of who they are and where they belong in the face of competing cultural demands. Dreaming in Canadian turns the spotlight on the role of Bollywood cinema in the production of cultural, religious, and national identities among South Asian youth in Toronto, Vancouver, and Ottawa. By documenting the voices of these young adults and how they draw on media in the formation of uniquely hybrid identities, this book interrogates the realities that underpin media portrayals of diaspora, nationalism, and multiculturalism.

Details

  • Title Dreaming in Canadian: South Asian Youth, Bollywood, and Belonging
  • Author Faiza Hirji
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 264
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of British Columbia Press
  • Date 2010-11
  • ISBN 9780774817981 / 0774817984
  • Themes
    • Interdisciplinary Studies: Islamic Studies
  • Library of Congress subjects South Asians - Canada - Ethnic identity, South Asians - Canada - Social conditions
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010904722
  • Dewey Decimal Code 305.235

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Citations

  • Reference and Research Bk News, 02/01/2011, Page 61