Postcolonial theory and Avatar

Postcolonial theory and Avatar

by Basu Thakur, Gautam

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This volume offers a concise introduction to postcolonial film theory in jargon-free language and shows how this theory can be deployed to interpret James Cameron's high-grossing, immensely popular, and critically acclaimed 2009 film. Avatar is widely celebrated for its politically and culturally sensitive critique of the 'West's' neocolonial wars and exploitation of the 'global south' - an allegory for (neo)colonialism - and, for highlighting the plight of tribal communities throughout the wor…

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  • Full title :Postcolonial theory and Avatar / Gautam Basu Thakur.

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This volume offers a concise introduction to postcolonial film theory in jargon-free language and shows how this theory can be deployed to interpret James Cameron's high-grossing, immensely popular, and critically acclaimed 2009 film. Avatar is widely celebrated for its politically and culturally sensitive critique of the 'West's' neocolonial wars and exploitation of the 'global south' - an allegory for (neo)colonialism - and, for highlighting the plight of tribal communities throughout the world (for instance, the case of the Dongriah Kondh tribe of India). At the same time, it has been also criticized for repeating the colonialist fantasy of saving natives doomed by imperialist aggression.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2015.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Bloomsbury Academic
  • Place of Publication:New York
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2015.

Notes

Includes index.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (1 volume)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781501304903, 1501304909, 9781628925692, 1628925698, 9781628925692, 1628925663, 9781628925661
  • oclc:ocn944225278
  • LC Classification:PN1997.2.A94
  • Dewey Decimal:791.43/72

Table of Contents

Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Section 1: The Postcolonial Avatar: A Brief History of Postcolonial Theory -- Section 2: Postcolonial Theory and Avatar, Or, Postcolonial Criticism in a Multicultural World -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Further Reading -- Filmography.

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Subjects

Avatar (Motion picture : 2009) Film theory & criticism National liberation & independence, pos… PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Colonialism & Post… Postcolonialism and the arts Postcolonialisme et arts

Writers

Basu Thakur, Gautam

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