Tracing how sound cultures and sonic media technologies—from gramophones to audio cassettes—shaped Kerala’s film culture in the twentieth century, Alex Abraham explores how informal infrastructures enabled new listening practices, expanded cinema beyond the theatre, and influenced the rise of genres like mimicry and comedy in Malayalam cinema.
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The Subaltern’s Radical Voice: Appachan’s Way
Naveen Prasad Alex writes about Poikayil Appachan’s radical vision of caste abolition, memory, and unity—revealing the revolutionary potential of PRDS in reshaping Kerala’s subaltern history.
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