A Mobile Popular : Media Entertainment and the Political in Digital India.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Punathambekar, Aswin.

Series:

Critical cultural communication

Critical Cultural Communication Series ; v.41

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Digital media--Social aspects.

Digital media.

Mass media--Political aspects.

Mass media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, 2026.

Summary:

Explores the entanglement of digital media, popular culture, and political expression in contemporary India.A Mobile Popular offers a landmark account of how popular culture and political expression have become deeply intertwined in India's rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Contents:

Half Title

Critical Cultural Communication Series

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Introduction: Popular Culture and the Political in a Digital Milieu

1. Southern Stories: YouTube and the Boundaries of the Digital Nation

2. Untimely Humor: Memes, Comedy Collectives, and Mediated Populisms

3. Sounding Out Popular Rage: The Case of #Kolaveri Di

4. Sonic Authoritarianism: Influencers and Their Nationalist Listeners

5. Switching Off Screens: Sound Art and Escape Routes to New Public Spheres

Conclusion: A Digital Bargain

Acknowledgments

Notes

References

Index

About the Authors.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Punathambekar, Aswin A Mobile Popular

ISBN:

9781479813001

OCLC:

1615008339