Hindi Popular Songs
Discussion and analysis of popular songs from movies, folk, devotional, seasonal, and festival songs within their cultural context with attention to rhetoric and aesthetics.
Still from the Oscar-nominated movie "Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India"
Explore the world of Bollywood cinema through the energetic songs that define the genre in this 3-credit class, on Friday afternoons (1:30–3:20)!
Students will listen to popular songs from Hindi-language movies, discuss their lyrics and cultural references, and discuss how they fit–or don't fit–into their movies, their independent trajectories outside the movies, including for political statements. Let's not forget gossip about the actors!
Special edition: this quarter songs will be selected from the films featured in the Spring 2024 HSTAS 317/ JSISA 317 History by Bollywood course.
Final project in lieu of final exam: ends with a Bollywood Hangama!
Register: SLN 21629
Prerequisite: Hindi 203 or basic speaking and reading proficiency in Hindi
Contact instructor for add codes:: hpauwels@uw.edu