Sydney Screen Studies Network Talks

Vellaikkaariya? – Constructing Amy Jackson, Nativity and Whiteness in Tamil Cinema


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Meena Saverimuttu, a postgraduate at Macquarie University, examines whiteness in Tamil cinema by taking as her case study British actress Amy Jackson's role in two recent Tamil films. She explores the positioning of two different Amy Jacksons: the on-screen Indian and the off-screen Westerner. Meena's paper is followed by a Q&A session moderated by Dr Michelle Langford.
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