Urban Film and Everyday Practice, 1st ed. 2016 Bridging Divisions in Johannesburg Screening Spaces Series
Langue : Anglais
Auteur : Parker Alexandra
While urban films often reinforce spatial stereotypes, they can also produce a resistant reading that helps transgress spatial boundaries, especially in in urban contexts where spatial inequalities and urban divisions are stark. This book reveals the nature of urban film's influence through the lens and space of Johannesburg.
1 Film in Divided Cities.- 2 Johannesburg the Divided city.- 3 Physical Materiality and Imageability.- 4 Identity.- 5 Mobility.- 6 Crime and the Tsotsi.- 7 The Influence of Film.- Annexure: Method
Alexandra Parker is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. She teaches first year courses in the Wits School of Architecture and Planning, South Africa. She serves on the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation board, actively campaigning to save the city’s heritage.
Explores the ways in which films of Johannesburg assist residents of the city to bridge the divisions and inequalities of contemporary urban space
Examines the relationship between Johannesburg and materiality, identity, mobility, and crime to deconstruct the complexity of the city and to understand the complicated nature of residents’ interactions with the city
Delves into the reception of Johannesburg urban films in the environments of their locations and narratives
Date de parution : 06-2016
Ouvrage de 242 p.
14.8x21 cm
Disponible chez l'éditeur (délai d'approvisionnement : 15 jours).
Prix indicatif 52,74 €
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Mots-clés :
Film; Urban; Johannesburg; Everyday practice; South Africa; Representation; Materiality
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