Posted by BeautyandtheEast on 04-22-2010 | Comments | Share | Filed under: Entertainment, Film/TV
The central character in the recent film My Name is Khan is compelled to state again and again, “My name is Khan, and I am not a terrorist.” In this discussion, the relationship between cinematic cultures and religious actions and identity is analyzed. How do this film’s voices relate to concerns of personal expression, secularism, and political violence? How does the film engage the politics of religion and race? What is to be made of this film’s origins in India and its portrayal of American physical, social, and religious landscapes, especially in the context of global empire, past and contemporary.
The event is free and open to the public.
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