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"Well, originally, I guess we came here on a spiritual journey—but that didn't really pan out”: Tracking Spirituality and Derailed Alterity in Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited

Panel: 
Film Studies II: Bollywood, Hollywood, and Asian Cinema
Abstract: 

Utilizing Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited as an occasion both to demonstrate and problematize conceptions of postcolonial spirituality and alterity, this paper demystifies the apparitions besetting Anderson's imag(in)ing of India and otherness within contemporary American cinema.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
John
Last Name: 
Sweeney
Institution: 
University of Hawai'i, Manoa