Tags: bollywood
Good Hair, Good God! The Divine Politics of African-American Hair

Anthea Butler.

Chris Rock’s new documentary scrutinizes the politics and pathos of black hair care: from the beauty salon to the hair show, and from chemical relaxers to the Indian hair that fuels the hair weave industry. 

Life as a Game Show: Reading Slumdog Millionaire

Paul Courtright.

While the Oscar-nominated hit portrays very little religion, the underlying framework reveals a distinctly Hindu and Indian perspective.