Conference: Shah Rukh Khan and Global Bollywood

International Conference in Vienna

In recent years the circulation of Indian Cinema in a globalized world has become a focus of academic research from a wide range of disciplines and theoretical perspectives. A growing number of publications and conferences have been dedicated to the topic that embraces films and audiences as well as diverse cultural practises and performances. Furthermore, the role of the ICT in these processes has emerged as a new point of interest, in particular in regard to the study of participant audiences and fan cultures. The relationship of Bollywood with post colonialism, global flows, and transcultural processes functions as the overarching framework that shapes cinema contexts today.

Located in the centre of Europe the conference wants to act as a meeting point between European and international scholarship on Shah Rukh Khan and Global Bollywood. In addition, it aims at engaging with young scholars on the topic and at providing a platform to showcase their studies.
Conference Team

General Coordination

* Elke Mader
  University of Vienna
  Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology
  Research Group: Visual Studies in Social Sciences
  elke.mader(at)univie.ac.at
* Bernhard Fuchs
  University of Vienna
  Department of European Ethnology
  bernhard.fuchs(at)univie.ac.at

Conference Committee

* Rajinder Dudrah
  University of Manchester
  Department of Drama and Screen Studies

* Bernhard Fuchs
  University of Vienna
  Department of European Ethnology

* Martin Gaenszle
  University of Vienna
  Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies

* Deana Heath
  Delhi University

* Mehru Jaffer
  IANS, University of Vienna
  Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies

* Christian Schicklgruber
  Museum of Ethnology, Vienna

* Claus Tieber
  University of Vienna
  Department of Theatre, Film and Media Studies

Coordination Young Scholars

* Kerstin Tiefenbacher

* Hanna Klien

* Petra Hirzer

Assistants General Coordination

* Kerstin Tiefenbacher
* Monika Hunjadi
* Nat Sattavet
* Mira Lau
* Christian Rogler