BASAS Book Prize 2024: Shortlist-Nominierung für Dr. Salma Siddique (GAMS)
Dr. Salma Siddique, wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin mit eigener DFG-Projektstelle am Arbeitsbereich Gender and Media Studies for the South Asian Region (GAMS), wurde mit ihrem Buch "Evacuee Cinema: Bombay and Lahore in Partition Transit, 1940-1960", erschienen bei Cambridge University Press (2022), für den diesjährigen Buchpreis für die beste erste Buchpublikation der British Association for South Asian Studies (BASAS) nominiert (shortlist).
Evacuee Cinema: Bombay and Lahore in Partition Transit, 1940-1960
This new history of partition and South Asian cinema is narrated through the careers of émigré film personnel, as well as through the distinctive genres and ancillary ventures that accompanied the aftershocks of partition. Moving beyond arguments about social contingency and political intent, the book suggests that the creative energies, production and subsequent circulation of popular cinema can offer fresh insights into partition. Pointing to regional connections across national boundaries, this book asserts that the cinemas of India and Pakistan must be explored in tandem to uncover the legacy of partition for the culture industries of the region, one that is not hewn out of national erasures.
