{"product_id":"remote-control-indian-television-in-the-new-millennium-by-shoma-munshi","title":"Remote Control: Indian Television in the New Millennium by Shoma Munshi","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"78\" data-end=\"170\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"170\"\u003eBook Summary — \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"682\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"188\"\u003eRemote Control\u003c\/em\u003e offers a comprehensive and incisive look into how Indian television transformed during the early 21st century. The book dives into three influential genres—24×7 news, soap operas, and reality shows—and explores how each has been \u003cstrong data-start=\"418\" data-end=\"432\"\u003ehybridized\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"449\"\u003eindigenized\u003c\/strong\u003e, and tailored to project a \u003cstrong data-start=\"477\" data-end=\"507\"\u003edistinctly Indian identity\u003c\/strong\u003e. Munshi argues that television both \u003cstrong data-start=\"544\" data-end=\"556\"\u003ereflects\u003c\/strong\u003e everyday Indian realities and simultaneously \u003cstrong data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"612\"\u003eshapes\u003c\/strong\u003e societal norms and perceptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"953\"\u003eBy analyzing how programming formats merge global influences with local themes, she reveals how Indian TV evolved not just as entertainment—but as a cultural force, deeply intertwined with changing politics, values, and identities\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"1000\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"965\" data-end=\"1000\"\u003eAbout the Author — \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1002\" data-end=\"1343\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShoma Munshi\u003c\/strong\u003e is a distinguished cultural anthropologist specializing in media studies. She serves as \u003cstrong data-start=\"1103\" data-end=\"1169\"\u003eProfessor of Anthropology at the American University of Kuwait\u003c\/strong\u003e and is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1206\"\u003eSenior Research Partner\u003c\/strong\u003e at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity in Göttingen, Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1345\" data-end=\"1832\"\u003eHer academic portfolio includes \u003cem data-start=\"1377\" data-end=\"1422\"\u003ePrime Time Soap Operas on Indian Television\u003c\/em\u003e (2010), and she has edited works like \u003cem data-start=\"1461\" data-end=\"1499\"\u003eImages of the “Modern Woman” in Asia\u003c\/em\u003e (2001) and \u003cem data-start=\"1511\" data-end=\"1537\"\u003eMedia, War and Terrorism\u003c\/em\u003e (2004\/2006). Munshi earned her PhD from EHESS in Paris and has taught and conducted research at institutions such as Delhi University, the University of Amsterdam, University of Pennsylvania, and the UNDP in New Delhi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1834\" data-end=\"2018\"\u003eHer work is known for bringing anthropological precision to the study of mass media—illuminating how television both mirrors and molds social structures, identities, and everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clapping Pages","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":45259232510138,"sku":"35L58ZEO1-Used","price":19.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/5576\/0826\/files\/rc_ce0c0117-9c10-4da8-b52a-aa558b47c217.jpg?v=1761152550","url":"https:\/\/clappingpages.com\/products\/remote-control-indian-television-in-the-new-millennium-by-shoma-munshi","provider":"Clapping Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}