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“Imperilling the Prestige of the White Woman”: Colonial Anxiety and Film Censorship in British India

1995; Wiley; Volume: 11; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1525/var.1995.11.2.36

1548-7458

Poonam Arora,

South Asian Cinema and Culture

Visual Anthropology ReviewVolume 11, Issue 2 p. 36-50 "Imperilling the Prestige of the White Woman": Colonial Anxiety and Film Censorship in British India Poonam Arora, Poonam Arora The University of Michigan-Dearborn.Search for more papers by this author Poonam Arora, Poonam Arora The University of Michigan-Dearborn.Search for more papers by this author First published: September 1995 https://doi.org/10.1525/var.1995.11.2.36Citations: 18AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References Ballhatchet, K. 1980 Race, Sex and Class Under the Raj. New York : St. Martin's Press. Google Scholar Barnouw, Erik and S. Krishnaswamy 1980 Indian Film. New York : Oxford University Press. ( 2nd edition). Google Scholar Hyam, Ronald 1990 Empire and Sexuality: The British Experience. Manchester : Manchester University Press. Google Scholar Kuhn, Annette 1988 Cinema, Censorship and Sexuality, 1909–1925. New York : Routledge. Google Scholar Naficy, Hamid 1991 Women and the Semiotics of Veiling and Vision in Cinema. The American Journal of Semiotics, 8, 47–64. 10.5840/ajs199181/225 Web of Science®Google Scholar Nandy, Ashis 1983 The Intimate Enemy: Loss and Recovery of Self Under Colonialism. Delhi : Oxford University Press. Google Scholar Richards, Jeffrey 1984 The Age of the Dream Palace: Cinema and Society in Britain, 1930–1939. London : Routledge and Kegan Paul. Google Scholar Stoler, Ann Laura 1991 Carnal Knowledge and Imperial Power: Gender, Race and "Morality" in Colonial Asia. In Gender at the Crossroads of Knowledge: Feminist Anthropology in the Postmodern Era. Berkerley , CA : University of California Press. Google Scholar Bartley, F D. 1934 Letter by the Secretary, Bengal Board of Censors to the Chief Secretary, Government of Bengal. Document No. L. P & J, p. 419. Google Scholar Bell, Oliver 1940 (January) Letter from Director, British Film Institute, to Secretary of State for India. Document No. 357,1940, India Office Library & Records, p. 1–2. Google Scholar Bhaskaran, Theodore 1975 Film Censorship and Political Control in British India, 1914–1945. Paper presented at the Indian History Congress, Aligarh, India. Bromley, Constance. Google Scholar Bhaskaran, Theodore 1926 (August 26) Films That Lower Our Prestige in India: Imperilling the Safety of the White Woman. Leeds Mercury, pp. 5–6. Google Scholar Bhaskaran, Theodore Cinema in the East: Factor in Spread of Communism, (no date) Document No. L. P. & J. at the India Office Library and Records, p. 458–460. Government of India. Google Scholar Bhaskaran, Theodore 1927 Indian Cinematograph Committee Report. Madras : Government of India Press. Google Scholar Harloff, A. J. W 1934 Pernicious Influence of Picture Shows on Oriental Peoples. Document No. L. P. & J. 135, p. 430–436. Google Scholar McKay, J. W 1934 (January) Letter to the Chief Secretary, Government of Bengal. Document No. L. P & J. at the India Office Library and Records, p. 420–421. Google Scholar Citing Literature Volume11, Issue2September 1995Pages 36-50 ReferencesRelatedInformation