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Bioscope-South Asian Screen Studies Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1177/09749276211026158
A. Basu
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Design 设计
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Bioscope-South Asian Screen Studies Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1177/09749276211028971
Ranjani Mazumdar
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Space 空间
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Bioscope-South Asian Screen Studies Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1177/09749276211026086
Priya Jaikumar
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DIY Media in South Asia DIY媒体在南亚
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Bioscope-South Asian Screen Studies Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1177/09749276211026061
A. Rai
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Sound 声音
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Bioscope-South Asian Screen Studies Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1177/09749276211026057
I. Bhattacharya
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Filmography 影片集锦
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Bioscope-South Asian Screen Studies Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1177/09749276211040139
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Film Music 电影音乐
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Bioscope-South Asian Screen Studies Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1177/09749276211026091
Shikha Jhingan
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Queer 酷儿
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Bioscope-South Asian Screen Studies Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1177/09749276211028975
Shohini Ghosh
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Dubbing 配音
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Bioscope-South Asian Screen Studies Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1177/09749276211026066
Tejaswini Ganti
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Art Cinema 艺术电影
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Bioscope-South Asian Screen Studies Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1177/09749276211026077
Aparna Frank
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