HMU111H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Maine Pyar Kiya, Lata Mangeshkar, Kesarbai Kerkar
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Music & voice: a case study from bollywood. Film: maine pyar kiya, song: dil deewana . The very heart of india throbs in your voice naushad (famous film composer), the little girl"s voice . Gender studies interpret ways in which femininity / masculinity are socially defined and culturally enacted, particularly patterns of inequality and dominance. Gender and sexuality in the voice" of india. Voice as socio-cultural construct conveys values of society, not natural. Professional female entertainer for the nobility (poetry, dance, song) Graced courts and temples of india for thousands of years. Epitomized culturally sophisticated courtly behaviour & learning. Most 19c gentlemen visited courtesans, many retained them as permanent mistresses (woman remains loyal) Matriarchal / matrilineal system: property rights through women. Public woman: antithesis of the respectable woman . Empowered woman: since she did not marry she could not be owned. Fascination with courtesans seduction, romance, tragedy. Set in 16c court of emperor akbar.
