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Slums on screen : world cinema and the planet of slums /

Despite the rise of the 'cinematic city' as an acknowledged paradigm in film and urban studies, 'cinematic slums' have remained severely under-researched, even though near to one billion people - almost one third of the global urban population - call slums their home. Accordingly...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Krstić, Igor
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh: Edinburgh University press, 2017.
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Table of Contents:
  • Slums on and off screen
  • Global currents. Sensational remediations
  • Documentary mappings
  • Neorealist narratives
  • Third docufiction
  • Postmodern bricolages
  • Digital realisms
  • Local expressions. Favelas on screen
  • Bombay cinema.