Amar Chitra Katha
01/04/2010 · Mansi Shah
Special Exhibition Lecture:
Heroes and Villains in India’s Amar Chitra Katha Comics
Sunday, January 10 | 2:00 pm @ LACMA
Karline McLain, assistant professor of South Asian religions at Bucknell University, will discuss the mythological and historical heroes and villains of India’s most beloved comic book series, Amar Chitra Katha. She will provide insight into the stylistic, editorial, and ideological choices that went into the making of these comic books. Her recent book, India’s Immortal Comic Books: Gods, Kings, and Other Heroes (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2009) was awarded the Edward Cameron Dimock Jr. Book Prize in Indian Humanities by the American Institute of Indian Studies. This lecture is held in conjunction with the exhibition Heroes and Villains: The Battle for Good in India’s Comics.
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations
This lecture is made possible by the Southern Asian Art Council at LACMA.