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"This book analyses how independent filmmakers from Bangladesh have represented national identity in their films. The focus of this book is on independent and art house filmmakers and how cinema plays a vital role in constructing national and cultural identity. The authors examine post-2000 films which predominantly deal with issues of national identity and demonstrate how they tackle questions of national identity. Bangladesh is seemingly a homogenous country consisting 98% of Bengali and 90% of Muslim. This majority group has two dominant identities - Bengaliness (the ethno-linguistic identity) and Muslimness (the religious identity). Bengaliness is perceived as secular-modern whereas Muslimness is perceived as traditional and conservative. However, Bangladeshi independent and art house filmmakers portray the nationhood of the country with an enthusiasm and liveliness that exceeds these two categories. In addition to these categories, the authors add two more dimensions to the approach to discuss identity: Popular Religion and Transformation. The study argues that these identity categories are represented in the films, and that they both reproduce and challenge dominant discourses of nationalism. Providing a new addition to the discourse of contemporary national identity, the book will be of interest to researchers studying international film and media studies, independent cinema studies, Asian cinema, and South Asian culture, politics, and identity politics"--

Bangladesh's changing mediascape: An introduction / Brian Shoesmith and Jude William Genilo -- From few to many voices: An overview of Bangladesh's media / Brian Shoesmith and Shameem Mahmud -- Part I: Histories -- The transformation of the Bangladesh Press / Shameem Mahmud -- Radio in Bangladesh: Growth, decline and transformation / Jude William Genilo, Bikash Ch. Bhowmick, and Brian Shoesmith -- Rickshaw Puller's dreams: From a cultural history to an economic geography of Bangladesh popular cinema / Zakir Hossain Raju -- Mülafhireejawa (back to the root): Photojournalism and documentary photography in Bangladesh / Norman Leslie -- Fragile fourth estate: A history of censorship in Bangladesh (1972-2012) / Naeem Mohaiemen -- Media law in Bangladesh / A B M Hamidulo Mishbah -- Part II: Social and political contexts -- Negotiating identity: ISlam in the films of Tareque and Catherine Masud / Juditha Ohlmacher and Anis Pervez -- Women in Bangladeshi soap operas: Myth or reality? / Monami Haque -- 'Digital Bangladesh': Technology, inequality and social change / AJM Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan -- Narratives on digital Bangladesh: Shared meanings, shared concerns / Jude William Genilo, Shamsul Islam, and Marium Akther -- A political history of television in Bangladesh / Brian Shoesmith, Shameen Mahmud, and S M Shameem Reza -- Part III: Media practices -- The profile and activity of citizen journalists: A study on Bangla Blog community / Fahmidul Haq -- Independent cinema in Bangladesh: Its roots, growth, challenges, and opportunities / Fahmidul Haq and Shanthi Balraj -- Politics of restraint: The media and the Chittagong Hill tracts / Hana Shams Ahmen -- Television, discursive spaces, and the public sphere of Bangladesh / Jude William Genilo and Ashik Mohammad Shafi -- Public relations in Bangladesh: Past discourses, future trends / Jude William Genilo and Imtiaz Ahmed Chowdhury -- Challenging the hegemonic gaze: Women and representation in a cross-cultural context / Caitlin Harrison -- Conclusion: A final word on market forces and the Bangladeshi mediascape / Brian Shoesmith and Jude William Genilo

This collection of thirteen essays examines cultural, political, economic, technological and institutional aspects of popular music across Asia, from India to Japan.