About this episode

Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Durba Mitra discuss the film Mississippi Masala and its cultural significance.

This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Durba Mitra discuss Mississippi Masala (1991). Check out Durba's essay on the film at https://www.publicbooks.org/mississippi-masala-at-30-revisiting-a-film-classic-in-authoritarian-times/   Follow Durba on Instagram at @thirdworldwomen and check out her new book, The Future That Was -- https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691233604/the-future-that-was   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jamie, Caitlin

Guest: Durba Mitra

Topics covered

• film analysis
• guest interview
• cultural commentary
• 1990s cinema
• authoritarianism
• film reviews

Keywords

• Mississippi Masala
• Durba Mitra
• film review
• 1991 film
• cultural analysis
• authoritarianism
• cinema

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Public Books, Princeton University Press

Books & works: Mississippi Masala, The Future That Was

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