indian realism & post-colonial socialism

Question 1

colonialism and imperialism differ in that:

Answer 1

colonialism has more emphasis on settling colonies, imperialism has more emphasis on economic gains

Question 2

european colonialism did not begin as a political project, but as a…

Answer 2

trade or economic project

Question 3

what year did official british rule of begal begin?

Answer 3

1765

Question 4

what years were the british raj?

Answer 4

1858-1947

Question 5

both world wars were key to the…

Answer 5

indian independance movement

Question 6

what is the Discovery of India?

Answer 6

Nehru’s 1946 book that argued that Indians needed to value the aspects of india that had resisted colonization

Question 7

pater panchali can be said to be a cinematic version of…

Answer 7

Discovery of India

Question 8

“Tollywood” represents the western sense that…

Answer 8

Indian cinema copies the west, ignoring that Hollywood draws on many other cultural influences

Question 9

political backdrop of mid-century indian cinema is…

Answer 9

colonialism and conflict

Question 10

what years are the Golden Age of indian cinema?

Answer 10

1947-1960s

Question 11

parallel cinema is [1], while popular cinema is [2]

Answer 11

1. realist
2. anti-realist

Question 12

bollywood films have never been purely…

Answer 12

fantasy

Question 13

melodrama was a way for india to think through…

Answer 13

its new independence and the divisions within it

Question 14

bollywood’s anti-realist aesthetics come largely from its…

Answer 14

strong ties to literary traditions and other art forms

Question 15

bollywood is not anti-realist in the [1], although its narratives are [2]

Answer 15

1. political sense
2. melodramatic in structure

Question 16

the auterist/biographical approach means that:

Answer 16

we view the director as the author and maker of meaning

Question 17

Ray is a product of both…

Answer 17

British colonialism and indian independence

Question 18

Ray was an [1], with [2]

Answer 18

1. indian citizen
2. western focused education and passions

Question 19

to say that Pather Panchali is inspired by Bicycle Thieves is [1] and prioritizes [2]

Answer 19

1. not true
2. european agency over indian

Question 20

audiences liked Pather Panchali, but they saw it as a….

Answer 20

documentary