University of Massachusetts Amherst ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014 2008 Rang De Basanti- Consumption,Citizenship and the Public Sphere Meghana Dilip University of Massachusetts Amherst Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses Part of the Broadcast and Video Studies Commons Dilip, Meghana, "Rang De Basanti- Consumption,Citizenship and the Public Sphere" (2008). Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014. 77. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/77 This thesis is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion in Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. RANG DE BASANTI - CONSUMPTION, CITIZENSHIP AND THE PUBLIC SPHERE A Thesis Presented by MEGHANA DILIP Submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS February 2008 Communication °c Copyright by Meghana Dilip 2008 All Rights Reserved RANG DE BASANTI - CONSUMPTION, CITIZENSHIP AND THE PUBLIC SPHERE A Thesis Presented by MEGHANA DILIP Approved as to style and content by: Anne Ciecko, Chair Emily West, Member Mari Casta˜neda, Department Head Communication ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to take this opportunity to thank Professor Anne Ciecko and Professor Emily West for all their help and guidance with this project. Without their help this project would never have seen the light of the day. In addition, I would like to thank my parents, Gowri and Sudhir for all their support, love and encouragement in this project as well as in all aspects of my life.