The aesthetics and politics of cinematic pedestrianism : walking in films / Asli Özgen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Özgen, Asli, author.

Series:

Film culture in transition.

Film Culture in Transition Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Walking in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2022.

Summary:

<i>The Aesthetics and Politics of Cinematic Pedestrianism: Walking in Films</i> offers a rich exploration of the cinematic aesthetics that filmmakers devised to reflect the corporeal and affective experience of walking in the city. Drawing from literature in urban studies, film theory, and aesthetic philosophy, it is the first monograph to approach the history of cinema from the perspective of walking. A series of case studies providing nuanced analyses of widely referenced figures, such as the flaneur/flâneuse, vagabond, and nomad, reveal how filmmakers articulated their objection to repressive structures through depictions of walking: a common, everyday act yet transgressive, bold, and indomitable. Through the lens of Henri Lefebvre's theory of space, Michel de Certeau's concept of pedestrian acts, and Jacques Rancière's treatment of the politics of aesthetics, Walking in Films traces how cinema evolved in conversation with the mobile body and the new images, styles, and techniques that emerged with it.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Cinematic Pedestrianism in the City

1. Moving Body, Moving Pictures: The Emergence of Cinematic Pedestrianism

2. The Flâneur as Filmmaker

3. The Flâneuse and the Aesthetics of the Female Gaze

4. A Wandering Eye: The Kino-Pedestrian

5. Walking amidst Ruins: A Pedestrian Cinema

6. Feminist Nomads: The Politics of Walking in Agnès Varda

Cinematic Pedestrianism Afoot: A Conclusion

Bibliography

Filmography

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Nov 2024).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-003-70508-1

90-485-5365-2

9781003705086

OCLC:

1350630676