A Darker Side of Fair [efilm]
2014
Streaming Video
Abstract: With a focus on the emotional and psychological impact, this film addresses the historical and contemporary factors that contribute to the pressures thrust upon Indian women by a society obsessed with fair skin. [Shedding new light upon issues of global diversity, this documentary focuses on the extent to which a "fairness fetish" has permeated various levels of Indian society. Fairness is a serious business in India, one with intensely psychological ramifications. With a focus on the emotional and psychological impact, this film addresses the historical and contemporary factors that contribute to the pressures thrust upon Indian women by a society obsessed with fair skin.]
Main title:
A Darker Side of Fair [efilm] / by Deepak Leslie.
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Imprint:
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Source:
Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2004
Collation:
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 25 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Notes:
Title from title frames.Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 2004.In English.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
English
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BRN:
492496
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