Nadi Tofighian
Biographic Data
| ID | 4367635 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nadi Tofighian |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nadi |
| FAMILY NAME | Tofighian |
| SIGNATURE | TOFIGHIAN N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Yale University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
From Bombay to Singapore
Many early film exhibitors and travelling showmen entered Southeast Asia through India in the 1890s and 1900s. This article examines the role of Indian entrepreneurs and theatre proprietors in arranging early film exhibitions in colonial Malaya, tracing their distribution routes, and analyzing the strategies they employed to engage local audiences. Focusing on three case studies - Khurshed Balivala and the Victoria Parsi Theatrical Company, Jamsh…
Mapping ‘the whirligig of amusements’ in colonial Southeast Asia
This article assesses the interconnected nature of Southeast Asia around 1900, the transnational entertainment scene in Southeast Asia, and the role of Singapore as a hub for commerce, shipping, and entertainment. The global and regional development of transportation and communications technology and networks facilitated the movement of people, goods, ideas, and amusement forms. The article is based primarily on archival research from colonial ne…
Watching the astonishment of the native
In this paper, I give an overview of early exhibitions of phonographs, kinetoscopes and cinematographic devices in colonial Singapore. Beyond giving an overview of the different exhibitions, the paper also sets them in the context of the colonial discourse prevalent in Singapore and many parts of the world. In the newspaper discourse these new technologies from Europe and United States were depicted as an illustration of ‘Western’ progress and ci…
Moving pictures across colonial boundaries
This article assesses the transnational exhibition, distribution, and marketing of films in Southeast Asia, primarily the Netherlands Indies and British Malaya, around the turn of the last century, by using the American Biograph as a case study. We have found various ‘American Biographs’ in the region – some directly linked to the American parent company, which was one of the world’s leading companies in early film distribution and projection, an…
José Nepomuceno and the creation of a Filipino national consciousness
The essay examines the contribution made by Jose Nepomuceno to the Philippine quest for independence and the raising of national consciousness. By portraying Filipino views, lives and traditions, Nepomuceno was instrumental in creating an imagined community in a colonial society. He created a national consciousness by writing the history of the national with his camera; films that were viewed by people from all social strata across the Islands. T…
Watching the astonishment of the native
In this paper, I give an overview of early exhibitions of phonographs, kinetoscopes and cinematographic devices in colonial Singapore. Beyond giving an overview of the different exhibitions, the paper also sets them in the context of the colonial discourse prevalent in Singapore and many parts of the world. In the newspaper discourse these new technologies from Europe and United States were depicted as an illustration of ‘Western’ progress and ci…
Moving pictures across colonial boundaries
This article assesses the transnational exhibition, distribution, and marketing of films in Southeast Asia, primarily the Netherlands Indies and British Malaya, around the turn of the last century, by using the American Biograph as a case study. We have found various ‘American Biographs’ in the region – some directly linked to the American parent company, which was one of the world’s leading companies in early film distribution and projection, an…
Mapping ‘the whirligig of amusements’ in colonial Southeast Asia
This article assesses the interconnected nature of Southeast Asia around 1900, the transnational entertainment scene in Southeast Asia, and the role of Singapore as a hub for commerce, shipping, and entertainment. The global and regional development of transportation and communications technology and networks facilitated the movement of people, goods, ideas, and amusement forms. The article is based primarily on archival research from colonial ne…
José Nepomuceno and the creation of a Filipino national consciousness
The essay examines the contribution made by Jose Nepomuceno to the Philippine quest for independence and the raising of national consciousness. By portraying Filipino views, lives and traditions, Nepomuceno was instrumental in creating an imagined community in a colonial society. He created a national consciousness by writing the history of the national with his camera; films that were viewed by people from all social strata across the Islands. T…
José Nepomuceno and the creation of a Filipino national consciousness
The essay examines the contribution made by Jose Nepomuceno to the Philippine quest for independence and the raising of national consciousness. By portraying Filipino views, lives and traditions, Nepomuceno was instrumental in creating an imagined community in a colonial society. He created a national consciousness by writing the history of the national with his camera; films that were viewed by people from all social strata across the Islands. T…
Moving pictures across colonial boundaries
This article assesses the transnational exhibition, distribution, and marketing of films in Southeast Asia, primarily the Netherlands Indies and British Malaya, around the turn of the last century, by using the American Biograph as a case study. We have found various ‘American Biographs’ in the region – some directly linked to the American parent company, which was one of the world’s leading companies in early film distribution and projection, an…
Watching the astonishment of the native
In this paper, I give an overview of early exhibitions of phonographs, kinetoscopes and cinematographic devices in colonial Singapore. Beyond giving an overview of the different exhibitions, the paper also sets them in the context of the colonial discourse prevalent in Singapore and many parts of the world. In the newspaper discourse these new technologies from Europe and United States were depicted as an illustration of ‘Western’ progress and ci…
Mapping ‘the whirligig of amusements’ in colonial Southeast Asia
This article assesses the interconnected nature of Southeast Asia around 1900, the transnational entertainment scene in Southeast Asia, and the role of Singapore as a hub for commerce, shipping, and entertainment. The global and regional development of transportation and communications technology and networks facilitated the movement of people, goods, ideas, and amusement forms. The article is based primarily on archival research from colonial ne…
From Bombay to Singapore
Many early film exhibitors and travelling showmen entered Southeast Asia through India in the 1890s and 1900s. This article examines the role of Indian entrepreneurs and theatre proprietors in arranging early film exhibitions in colonial Malaya, tracing their distribution routes, and analyzing the strategies they employed to engage local audiences. Focusing on three case studies - Khurshed Balivala and the Victoria Parsi Theatrical Company, Jamsh…
History (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Colonialism (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Exhibition (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Media studies (3 works)