Loading…

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

A polycentric approach to the representation of slums in world cinema. Near to one billion people call slums their home, making it a reasonable claim to describe our world as a 'planet of slums.' But how has this hard and unyielding way of life been depicted on screen? How have filmmakers...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Krstić, Igor (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Online Access:Texto completo
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.