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2 Theories of the Wandering Soul: Interpretations of Diaspora

  • Faiza Hirji
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Dreaming in Canadian
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Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Note on Transliteration xi
  5. Introduction: 1
  6. East Meets West – and Everything Else: Living La Vida Loca in Bollywood 19
  7. Theories of the Wandering Soul: Interpretations of Diaspora 33
  8. Karma Chameleon: Citizenship, Identity, and the New Hybrids 47
  9. But Where Are You Really From? South Asians and Muslims in Canada 58
  10. Little Mosques and Bollywood Epics: Media and Identity Construction 84
  11. “My Heart’s Indian for All That”: Themes of Nationalism and Migration in Bollywood 106
  12. Up Close and Personal: Methodology for Obtaining Audience Opinion 130
  13. “But, I dream in Canadian”: Constructing and Maintaining Plural Identities 145
  14. Bollywood: Films as Meeting Ground 168
  15. Beyond Futility: The Future of Young Canadians of South Asian Origin 196
  16. Conclusion: 212
  17. Appendix: Films Cited by Participants 219
  18. References 223
  19. Index 234
https://doi.org/10.59962/9780774818001-005

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Note on Transliteration xi
  5. Introduction: 1
  6. East Meets West – and Everything Else: Living La Vida Loca in Bollywood 19
  7. Theories of the Wandering Soul: Interpretations of Diaspora 33
  8. Karma Chameleon: Citizenship, Identity, and the New Hybrids 47
  9. But Where Are You Really From? South Asians and Muslims in Canada 58
  10. Little Mosques and Bollywood Epics: Media and Identity Construction 84
  11. “My Heart’s Indian for All That”: Themes of Nationalism and Migration in Bollywood 106
  12. Up Close and Personal: Methodology for Obtaining Audience Opinion 130
  13. “But, I dream in Canadian”: Constructing and Maintaining Plural Identities 145
  14. Bollywood: Films as Meeting Ground 168
  15. Beyond Futility: The Future of Young Canadians of South Asian Origin 196
  16. Conclusion: 212
  17. Appendix: Films Cited by Participants 219
  18. References 223
  19. Index 234
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