Seminar: The Lunchbox

Seminar: The Lunchbox is a 30-minute pre-film presentation led by Ulka Anjaria. The seminar examines expressions of love and desire in contemporary Indian cinema, focusing on how cinematic realism relates to more familiar Bollywood aesthetics.

Anjaria is a Brandeis University professor of English and director of the Mandel Center for the Humanities. Her research covers South Asian literature and film, realism, and the global novel. Her books include *Realism in the Twentieth-Century Indian Novel: Colonial Difference and Literary Form*, *Reading India Now: Contemporary Formations in Literature and Popular Culture*, and *Understanding Bollywood: The Grammar of Hindi Cinema*. She also edited *A History of the Indian Novel in English* and co-edited *Oxford Handbook of Modern Indian Literatures*.

When: November 21

Showtimes: 12:15 PM and 1:00 PM

Run time: 30 minutes

Presenter: Ulka Anjaria

Tickets: Price not available

Package: The seminar is also available as part of a seminar package and is listed for online purchase.

Venue: Coolidge Corner Theatre