Rajesh James
Biographic Data
| ID | 5879155 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rajesh James |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rajesh |
| FAMILY NAME | James |
| SIGNATURE | JAMES R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sacred Heart College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2980-143X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Bahujan Gaze
Caste remains a significant sociopolitical reality in India, deeply embedded in its power dynamics. It creates and perpetuates hierarchy, untouchability, and inequality by reinforcing boundaries am
The Events of De(con)struction
Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s)
Working inside/out films division
Films Division stands as one of the pioneering institutions in post-independent India that played a crucial role in shaping and envisioning the country's identity as a post-colonial nation. Established in 1948, it is the largest repository of moving images in India. Despite being a state-regulated institution responsible for overseeing the production and distribution of newsreels and documentary films to support the objectives of nation building,…
Kashmir
Questions of political allegiance between India and Pakistan have turned Kashmir into one of the most militarised zones in the world. Although antagonism between India and Pakistan vis-à-vis Kashmir is predicated on territorial disputes, the Kashmir Valley since the end of the British rule in India in 1947 has struggled with the contentious issues of identity, freedom, armed intrusions, often resulting in mass murders, and illegal arrests of its …
Eco-caste Migrants in Kerala
With hundreds of people losing their houses and properties, climate change and its related disasters have changed the face of humanity. This has had a considerable impact on popular visual media such as film as well. From the conventional romanticized portrayal of nature in Malayalam films, a few contemporary Malayalam films have sensitized the ecological issues and the predicaments of its victims. This marks the shift from the idealized portraya…
Mapping the Queer Body
The narrative logic of mainstream Malayalam cinema is often predicated on heteronormative values and homophobic social practices. Though representations of LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and agender) desires (both individual and collective) have been subject to changes particularly after the historical verdict of 2018, mainstream Malayalam cinema is quite reluctant to explore “the love that had for so long…
Queering Indian documentary
Although documentary filmmaking in India has a long tradition, one rarely sees any serious engagement with LGBTIQ issues. However, in the recent times, a new body of LGBTIQ documentaries either by heterosexual directors or by filmmakers who identify themselves as LGBTIQ, using a variety of formalistic styles, foreground intimate and multiple expressions of LGBTIQ subjectivities in their films. As a filmmaker who approaches LGBTIQ issues from insi…
Voices from the Valley
Since the end of British occupation in India in 1947, the political status of Jammu and Kashmir 1 not only continues as a contentious domestic issue but also remains a major source of geopolitical
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Voices from the Valley
Since the end of British occupation in India in 1947, the political status of Jammu and Kashmir 1 not only continues as a contentious domestic issue but also remains a major source of geopolitical
Queering Indian documentary
Although documentary filmmaking in India has a long tradition, one rarely sees any serious engagement with LGBTIQ issues. However, in the recent times, a new body of LGBTIQ documentaries either by heterosexual directors or by filmmakers who identify themselves as LGBTIQ, using a variety of formalistic styles, foreground intimate and multiple expressions of LGBTIQ subjectivities in their films. As a filmmaker who approaches LGBTIQ issues from insi…
Mapping the Queer Body
The narrative logic of mainstream Malayalam cinema is often predicated on heteronormative values and homophobic social practices. Though representations of LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and agender) desires (both individual and collective) have been subject to changes particularly after the historical verdict of 2018, mainstream Malayalam cinema is quite reluctant to explore “the love that had for so long…
Kashmir
Questions of political allegiance between India and Pakistan have turned Kashmir into one of the most militarised zones in the world. Although antagonism between India and Pakistan vis-à-vis Kashmir is predicated on territorial disputes, the Kashmir Valley since the end of the British rule in India in 1947 has struggled with the contentious issues of identity, freedom, armed intrusions, often resulting in mass murders, and illegal arrests of its …
Eco-caste Migrants in Kerala
With hundreds of people losing their houses and properties, climate change and its related disasters have changed the face of humanity. This has had a considerable impact on popular visual media such as film as well. From the conventional romanticized portrayal of nature in Malayalam films, a few contemporary Malayalam films have sensitized the ecological issues and the predicaments of its victims. This marks the shift from the idealized portraya…
Working inside/out films division
Films Division stands as one of the pioneering institutions in post-independent India that played a crucial role in shaping and envisioning the country's identity as a post-colonial nation. Established in 1948, it is the largest repository of moving images in India. Despite being a state-regulated institution responsible for overseeing the production and distribution of newsreels and documentary films to support the objectives of nation building,…
The Bahujan Gaze
Caste remains a significant sociopolitical reality in India, deeply embedded in its power dynamics. It creates and perpetuates hierarchy, untouchability, and inequality by reinforcing boundaries am
The Events of De(con)struction
Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s)
Art (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · South Asian Cinema and Culture (6 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Media studies (4 works) · South Asian Studies and Conflicts (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Documentary film (3 works)