Women and TV Culture in Pakistan : Gender, Islam and National Identity

Cover
Author Biography
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgements
1. Amidst Culture, Islamisation and Politics: The Rise of New TV Culture
	Between Politics and Privatisation: Evolution of Television Culture in Pakistan
	What Defines the Public/Private Distinction in Pakistani Society?
	Sketching Gendered Citizenship in Pakistan
	Scope of the Study
	Theoretical Framework
	Methodology
	Overview of the Chapters
2. Breach in the Culture of Shame: Openness in Gender-Based Content
	Recalling PTV
	Losing Modesty/Abandoning the Dupatta
	Openness in Content: Consequences for Home and Lounge
	Glorifying or Highlighting Taboos: Is Openness about Vulgarising Gendered Content?
3. Understanding the Dynamics of the Production of Gendered Content
	Recalling PTV: Producers’ Perspectives
	Perceptions of the Producers about their Viewers
	Selling Crime, Misery and Rape: The Ratings Paranoia in Gendered Content
	Producing Gendered Content and Social Responsibility
4. Empowering Women or Bringing Change through Drama Serials: Producers’ Perspectives
	Content Heads and Producers on Bringing Change/Emancipating Women through Drama Serial
	Showing Reality, Bringing Change: In Conversation with Drama Writers
5. Interactive TV: Is Empowering Women and Bringing Change on Producers’ Agendas?
	Finding a Feminist Public Sphere in Interactive TV
	Highlighting Gendered Crimes: The Case of Breakfast Shows
	Producers of Crime Shows: Is Empowering/Bringing Change on Producers’ Agenda?
	Producers of Gender Issue-Based Talk Shows: Is Empowering/Bringing Change on Producers’ Agenda?
6. Women Empowered or Disciplined through Gendered Content: The Case of Drama Serials
	Home and Relationships at the Heart of Drama Serials
	AWoman’s Vulnerability in Marriage: Highlighting Halala in Drama Series
	Consuming Drama Series and Changing Reality
	Engaging with Roag: An Emancipatory Project
7. Interactive TV: Viewers Empowered or Disciplined
	Viewers’ Patterns of Engagement with Breakfast Shows
	Viewers’ Engagement Patterns with Religion-Based Talk Shows
	AWindow to the Real World: Viewers’ Engagement Patterns with Crime Shows
Conclusion
	Revisiting the Attributes (Subjectivity and Performance) of the Public
	Revisiting the Concept of Popular Culture and Cultural Citizenship
	Revisiting the Concept of the Public Sphere
	Revisiting Methodology: Lessons Learnt
	The Project of Emancipation for Pakistani Women
Appendix 1 Focus Groups
	Introductory questions (female viewers)
	Questions about transitions in the media
	Drama series
	Questions related to Begum Nawazish Ali
	Gender-based talk shows
	Breakfast shows (Case study: Morning with Maya)
	Ending questions
Appendix 2 Interviews
	General questions to all the producers
	Specific questions to the producers of drama series
	Questions for the producers of interactive formats
	Questions for producers of gender-based talk shows
Appendix 3 Case Studies
	Drama series
Appendix 4 List of Interviewees
	Writers
	Producers/Directors
	Production CEOs
	Content Heads
	Heads/CEO/President of television channels
	Sales/Marketing Heads
	Producers’ three top-rated gender-based talk shows in Pakistan
	Producers of crime shows
	Five hosts of breakfast shows of different channels
	CEO of Media Logic
	Research Manager
Appendix 5 Brief Survey
Appendix 6 Focus Groups
	Overview of the lower middle class groups
	Overview of the middle class groups
Appendix 7 Transcribing Data
Notes
Bibliography
Index