Nitin Govil
Biographic Data
| ID | 3043122 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nitin Govil |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nitin |
| FAMILY NAME | Govil |
| SIGNATURE | GOVIL N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern California |
| ORCID | 0009-0009-5182-3676 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 91 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Occu-Soap, Adrift
With its interest in going behind the scenes of elite maritime travel, it may seem at times as if Below Deck ’s documentation is less about demystification and more about further glamorizing luxury tourism. However, in its depiction of superyacht work culture, the franchise shows how “yachties” are promised an exotic experience but are quickly disabused by the grueling, repetitive physicality of onboard labor. This article focuses on the workplac…
Risky Business Below Deck
This dossier introduction begins by describing Below Deck , locating Bravo’s popular franchise within wider reality television traditions. We then focus on the specific features of the occupation-centered docusoap, or “occu-soap,” demonstrating how interpersonal relations between the crew have largely supplanted earlier class-related interests in documenting the bad behavior of elite guests. We contend that this shift creates an opportunity to in…
When Stars Align
This article places the Hindi shared cinematic universe in the historical context of film franchises in India, focusing on Pathaan (Siddharth Anand, 2023), the Tiger series beginning with Ek Tha Tiger (Kabir Khan, 2012), and the newly established YRF Spy Universe. Drawing distinctions between Hollywood and Hindi franchise releases, the article argues that stardom has played a determining role in many Hindi franchise films, departing from an indus…
Keanu's late style
Over the course of his Hollywood career, Keanu Reeves’ stardom has elicited contradictory appraisals. A well-documented history of personal struggle has facilitated a collective engagement with the lived reality of the star, fostering the public construction of an emotional interiority. Yet, these efforts at authentication seem to be obstructed by the enigmatic star’s commitment to a form of privacy that eschews the conventions of celebrity acces…
Hollywood
China, between Bombay cinema and the world
Journal Article China, between Bombay cinema and the world Get access Nitin Govil Nitin Govil Email: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Screen, Volume 60, Issue 2, Summer 2019, Pages 342–350, https://doi.org/10.1093/screen/hjz018 Published: 18 June 2019
The Bully in the Pulpit
Focusing on new media’s disruption of conventional politics, we trace populism’s restylization of mass expression and political power. Through an analysis of the rise of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we argue that online platforms offer new ways of concretizing political fantasies through the affective engagement of the user/citizen. While this seems to endow greater agency to “the people,” political authority is increasingly rerouted to t…
Envisioning the future
It is now over 15 years since Arthur Andersen collaborated with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry to issue the first ‘Entertainment Industry Report,’ an annual publication designed to gauge the net worth and growth potential of the Indian media industries for the global investment class. Arthur Anderson was supplanted by other transnational accounting services and management consultancies to produce the glossy trade repor…
Recognizing “Industry”
Recognizing “Industry” Nitin Govil (bio) Consider the field of Media Industries scholarship. A common origin story tells of a postwar divide between the diagnostic approaches of American social science and the Frankfurt School’s theories on media standardization, but the breadth of historical and anthropological inquiry into the media industries actually exceeds this polarity. Over the past few decades, new approaches have been employed, with roo…
Wind(fall) from the East
Global Hollywood 2
Substantially revised and updated, this book highlights how Hollywood has transformed itself to attain ever global clout and reach and the material factors underlining Hollywood's apparent artistic success. It takes into consideration recent events affecting Hollywood such as 9/11, US foreign policy and developments in consumer technology
Global Hollywood 2
Substantially revised and updated, this book highlights how Hollywood has transformed itself to attain ever global clout and reach and the material factors underlining Hollywood's apparent artistic success. It takes into consideration recent events affecting Hollywood such as 9/11, US foreign policy and developments in consumer technology
The Bully in the Pulpit
Focusing on new media’s disruption of conventional politics, we trace populism’s restylization of mass expression and political power. Through an analysis of the rise of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we argue that online platforms offer new ways of concretizing political fantasies through the affective engagement of the user/citizen. While this seems to endow greater agency to “the people,” political authority is increasingly rerouted to t…
China, between Bombay cinema and the world
Journal Article China, between Bombay cinema and the world Get access Nitin Govil Nitin Govil Email: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Screen, Volume 60, Issue 2, Summer 2019, Pages 342–350, https://doi.org/10.1093/screen/hjz018 Published: 18 June 2019
Envisioning the future
It is now over 15 years since Arthur Andersen collaborated with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry to issue the first ‘Entertainment Industry Report,’ an annual publication designed to gauge the net worth and growth potential of the Indian media industries for the global investment class. Arthur Anderson was supplanted by other transnational accounting services and management consultancies to produce the glossy trade repor…
Global Hollywood 2
Substantially revised and updated, this book highlights how Hollywood has transformed itself to attain ever global clout and reach and the material factors underlining Hollywood's apparent artistic success. It takes into consideration recent events affecting Hollywood such as 9/11, US foreign policy and developments in consumer technology
Wind(fall) from the East
Recognizing “Industry”
Recognizing “Industry” Nitin Govil (bio) Consider the field of Media Industries scholarship. A common origin story tells of a postwar divide between the diagnostic approaches of American social science and the Frankfurt School’s theories on media standardization, but the breadth of historical and anthropological inquiry into the media industries actually exceeds this polarity. Over the past few decades, new approaches have been employed, with roo…
Envisioning the future
It is now over 15 years since Arthur Andersen collaborated with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry to issue the first ‘Entertainment Industry Report,’ an annual publication designed to gauge the net worth and growth potential of the Indian media industries for the global investment class. Arthur Anderson was supplanted by other transnational accounting services and management consultancies to produce the glossy trade repor…
The Bully in the Pulpit
Focusing on new media’s disruption of conventional politics, we trace populism’s restylization of mass expression and political power. Through an analysis of the rise of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we argue that online platforms offer new ways of concretizing political fantasies through the affective engagement of the user/citizen. While this seems to endow greater agency to “the people,” political authority is increasingly rerouted to t…
China, between Bombay cinema and the world
Journal Article China, between Bombay cinema and the world Get access Nitin Govil Nitin Govil Email: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Screen, Volume 60, Issue 2, Summer 2019, Pages 342–350, https://doi.org/10.1093/screen/hjz018 Published: 18 June 2019
Hollywood
Keanu's late style
Over the course of his Hollywood career, Keanu Reeves’ stardom has elicited contradictory appraisals. A well-documented history of personal struggle has facilitated a collective engagement with the lived reality of the star, fostering the public construction of an emotional interiority. Yet, these efforts at authentication seem to be obstructed by the enigmatic star’s commitment to a form of privacy that eschews the conventions of celebrity acces…
When Stars Align
This article places the Hindi shared cinematic universe in the historical context of film franchises in India, focusing on Pathaan (Siddharth Anand, 2023), the Tiger series beginning with Ek Tha Tiger (Kabir Khan, 2012), and the newly established YRF Spy Universe. Drawing distinctions between Hollywood and Hindi franchise releases, the article argues that stardom has played a determining role in many Hindi franchise films, departing from an indus…
The Occu-Soap, Adrift
With its interest in going behind the scenes of elite maritime travel, it may seem at times as if Below Deck ’s documentation is less about demystification and more about further glamorizing luxury tourism. However, in its depiction of superyacht work culture, the franchise shows how “yachties” are promised an exotic experience but are quickly disabused by the grueling, repetitive physicality of onboard labor. This article focuses on the workplac…
Risky Business Below Deck
This dossier introduction begins by describing Below Deck , locating Bravo’s popular franchise within wider reality television traditions. We then focus on the specific features of the occupation-centered docusoap, or “occu-soap,” demonstrating how interpersonal relations between the crew have largely supplanted earlier class-related interests in documenting the bad behavior of elite guests. We contend that this shift creates an opportunity to in…
Cinema and Media Studies (5 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (4 works) · History (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Art history (3 works) · Franchise (3 works) · Hollywood (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works)