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Urban Film and Everyday Practice: Bridging Divisions in Johannesburg (Screening Spaces)
Alexandra Parker
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Description for Urban Film and Everyday Practice: Bridging Divisions in Johannesburg (Screening Spaces)
Hardcover. 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. Series: Screening Spaces. Num Pages: 253 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; APFA; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Screening Spaces
Number of Pages
242
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137554796
SKU
V9781137554796
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Alexandra Parker
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.
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