Representing Anthropocene trauma: disaster narratives of the Bhopal gas tragedy in Indian cinema
| dc.contributor.author | Raj, Sony Jalarajan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Suresh, Adith K. | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Lim, Yiru | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Lye, Kit Ying | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-05-14T19:56:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-05-14T19:56:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This chapter addresses the evolving genre of disaster adaptations as engaging spectacles of popular cinema. It contextualizes South Asian disasters in the Anthropocene and examines how the representation of trauma and violence defines the notion of disaster through which cinematic interventions blend fiction and reality. This study examines the infamous Bhopal gas tragedy in India in 1984, one of the worst industrial disasters in the world, as a cinematic text representing the cultural, environmental, and historical dimensions of the regional spaces in shaping the perception of an Anthropogenic disaster. It explores whether such adaptations are effective in educating the masses about the problems associated with environmental disasters that are imminent threats to the future. | |
| dc.description.uri | https://macewan.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01MACEWAN_INST/1mogj0i/cdi_informaworld_taylorfrancisbooks_10_4324_9781032628875_6_version2 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Raj, S. J., & Suresh, A. K. (2025). Representing Anthropocene trauma: Disaster narratives of the Bhopal gas tragedy in Indian cinema. In Y. Lim & K. Y. Lye, Reading violence and trauma in Asia and the world (1st ed., pp. 50–62). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032628875-6 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032628875-6 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/3893 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.rights | All Rights Reserved | |
| dc.subject | sociology of media | |
| dc.subject | trauma | |
| dc.subject | Bhopal gas tragedy | |
| dc.title | Representing Anthropocene trauma: disaster narratives of the Bhopal gas tragedy in Indian cinema | en |
| dc.type | Book Chapter |