Dalit cinema
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Dalit cinema is a body of films created by or centered on Dalit communities that challenges caste oppression and amplifies marginalized voices through storytelling and visual culture.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film movement ⓘ |
| addresses | caste oppression ⓘ |
| aimsTo | amplify marginalized voices ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audienceIncludes |
Dalit communities
ⓘ
scholars of caste ⓘ social justice activists ⓘ |
| challenges |
Brahminical hegemony
ⓘ
caste hierarchy ⓘ stereotypical representation of Dalits ⓘ |
| circulatesThrough |
community screenings
ⓘ
film festivals ⓘ online platforms ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
Dalit cultural assertion
ⓘ
public discourse on caste ⓘ |
| critiques |
tokenistic representation of Dalits
ⓘ
upper-caste dominance in film industry ⓘ |
| emergedInContextOf | Indian cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Dalit communities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formIncludes |
documentary films
ⓘ
feature films ⓘ independent films ⓘ short films ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ambedkarite ideology
ⓘ
Dalit movement NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-caste activism ⓘ |
| oftenCreatedBy | Dalit filmmakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oftenFeatures | Dalit protagonists ⓘ |
| oftenUses |
political narratives
ⓘ
realist aesthetics ⓘ |
| portrays | lives of Dalit communities ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dalit literature
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dalit studies NERFINISHED ⓘ political cinema ⓘ subaltern studies ⓘ |
| seeksTo |
assert Dalit subjectivity
ⓘ
counter mainstream erasure of Dalits ⓘ document caste-based violence ⓘ reclaim representation ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-caste politics
ⓘ
dignity ⓘ discrimination ⓘ human rights ⓘ identity ⓘ resistance ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
storytelling
ⓘ
visual culture ⓘ |
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