Call for Additional Chapters

Global Bollywood: Cultural Appropriation, Streaming Media, and the Politics of Representation (Routledge)

Editor: Dr. Tanima Kumari

The proposed edited volume Global Bollywood: Cultural Appropriation, Streaming Media, and the Politics of Representation has received a preliminary expression of interest from Routledge. 

A number of submissions have already been received, and several chapters have been reviewed and confirmed for inclusion.

Table of Contents

Part I: Cultural Appropriation and Hybridity

• Covid, Caste, and Censorship: Regulatory Interference and Indian Nationhood in Homebound – Robbie McAllister
• Speaking Global: Code-Mixing and the Linguistic Politics of Streaming-Era Bollywood – Sougand Akbarian

Part II: Streaming Media and Platforms (chapters open for contribution)

• OTT Platforms and Algorithmic Visibility in Global Bollywood
• Platform Capitalism and Content Regulation: Negotiating Creativity and Control in Digital Bollywood

Part III: Industry, Aesthetics, and Narrative Transformations (chapters open for contribution)

• Genre, Form, and Narrative Experimentation in the Streaming Era
• Visual Aesthetics and Changing Cinematic Language in Contemporary Bollywood

Part IV: Politics of Representation (chapters open for contribution)

• The Reconstruction of the Heroic Woman in Bollywood Cinema – Tutku Akter Gökaşan & Gürkan Gökaşan
• Representing Marginality: Caste, Religion, and Minority Identities in Contemporary Bollywood (open)

Part V: Diaspora and Global Circulation

• Streaming Platforms, Transnational Fandom, and the Global Circulation of Hindi Cinema (open)
• Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham: Diaspora and the Idea of Home – Nirmal Kumar

Part VI: Fandom and Cultural Flows (chapters open for contribution)

• Digital Fandoms and Participatory Culture in the Streaming Era
• Social Media, Influencers, and the Making of Bollywood Stardom in the Digital Age

Part VII: Interventions and Futures (chapters open for contribution)

• Scripting Desire and Defiance: Negotiating Gender and Sexual Agency in Parched and Lipstick Under My Burkha – Soumya Mohan Ghosh
• Future Directions and Emerging Trends in Global Bollywood (open)

Submission Guidelines

Scholars working in film studies, media studies, cultural studies, postcolonial studies, gender studies, and related areas are invited to contribute.

• Abstract: 250–300 words (clearly outlining argument and methodology)
• Short bio: 100 words
• Deadline: 25 June 2026

Submissions must be original and unpublished. Plagiarism and the use of AI-generated content should be strictly avoided. All submissions may be subject to editorial screening.

Please send abstracts and queries to: tani1805@gmail.com