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This event is in the past.It took place on April 9, 2026 at Encina Commons.

Voicing Aspiration: Bollywood Songs and Dreamwork in Contemporary India 1
Literature Talk
Voicing Aspiration: Bollywood Songs and Dreamwork in Contemporary India 2

Voicing Aspiration: Bollywood Songs and Dreamwork in Contemporary India

At Encina Commons

Stanford

Explore how Bollywood songs fuel dreams and self-transformation in modern India. This academic talk draws on two years of Mumbai fieldwork to unpack how aspiring singers use filmi music to imagine new futures, even as the industry reinforces old inequalities.

Academic lecture format
Live ethnomusicology talk
Free campus event
Global music studies

Tips

🎤great for ethnomusicology & anthropology students
🎵bring questions about Bollywood's role in shaping identity

Encina Commons

Encina Commons, 615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305, USA

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