Runa Chakraborty Paunksnis
Biographic Data
| ID | 4237643 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Runa Chakraborty Paunksnis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Runa Chakraborty |
| FAMILY NAME | Paunksnis |
| SIGNATURE | PAUNKSNIS R C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kaunas University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0009-0002-0655-199X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Gender, Cinema, Streaming Platforms
This book offers interdisciplinary examination of gender representations in cinema and SVOD (Subscription Video on Demand) platforms in India.
Empowered, thy name is woman
This essay problematises representations of Indian women on the SVOD (Subscription Video on Demand) platforms. The oft-invoked image of Indian woman as the repository of traditional values and feminine virtues has undergone a phenomenal transformation in recent years owing to several factors such as economic liberalisation, globalisation and technological revolution. Female characters in most of the SVOD contents are often depicted as independent…
Gender, Cinema, Streaming Platforms
Bengali Dalit Literature and the Politics of Recognition
Bengali Dalit literature has been published for over a century but is yet to be appreciated by a larger mainstream readership. In this essay, I examine how the ‘absence’ of Bengali Dalit literature was constructed by several social, political and ideological factors that together obscured the cultural history of Bengali Dalits. Using literary texts—primarily autobiographies—written by Bengali Dalit authors as an entry point, this essay analyses t…
Masculine anxiety and ‘new Indian woman’ in the films of Anurag Kashyap
This essay examines the portrayal of masculine anxiety and the representation of ‘new Indian women’ in Anurag Kashyap’s films Dev D (2009), Ugly (2013) and Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016). Kashyap in his films, particularly in the films mentioned here, focuses on transforming social relations in post-liberalization urban India. His films often portray the anxiety of contemporary Indian men over the issue of female emancipation and their aggression toward…
Masculine anxiety and ‘new Indian woman’ in the films of Anurag Kashyap
This essay examines the portrayal of masculine anxiety and the representation of ‘new Indian women’ in Anurag Kashyap’s films Dev D (2009), Ugly (2013) and Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016). Kashyap in his films, particularly in the films mentioned here, focuses on transforming social relations in post-liberalization urban India. His films often portray the anxiety of contemporary Indian men over the issue of female emancipation and their aggression toward…
Masculine anxiety and ‘new Indian woman’ in the films of Anurag Kashyap
This essay examines the portrayal of masculine anxiety and the representation of ‘new Indian women’ in Anurag Kashyap’s films Dev D (2009), Ugly (2013) and Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016). Kashyap in his films, particularly in the films mentioned here, focuses on transforming social relations in post-liberalization urban India. His films often portray the anxiety of contemporary Indian men over the issue of female emancipation and their aggression toward…
Bengali Dalit Literature and the Politics of Recognition
Bengali Dalit literature has been published for over a century but is yet to be appreciated by a larger mainstream readership. In this essay, I examine how the ‘absence’ of Bengali Dalit literature was constructed by several social, political and ideological factors that together obscured the cultural history of Bengali Dalits. Using literary texts—primarily autobiographies—written by Bengali Dalit authors as an entry point, this essay analyses t…
Gender, Cinema, Streaming Platforms
This book offers interdisciplinary examination of gender representations in cinema and SVOD (Subscription Video on Demand) platforms in India.
Empowered, thy name is woman
This essay problematises representations of Indian women on the SVOD (Subscription Video on Demand) platforms. The oft-invoked image of Indian woman as the repository of traditional values and feminine virtues has undergone a phenomenal transformation in recent years owing to several factors such as economic liberalisation, globalisation and technological revolution. Female characters in most of the SVOD contents are often depicted as independent…
Gender, Cinema, Streaming Platforms
Art (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · South Asian Cinema and Culture (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Cinema and Media Studies (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)