Slum imaginaries and spatial justice in Philippine cinema / Katrina Macapagal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Macapagal, Katrina, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slums--Philippines--Manila.

Slums.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2021]

Summary:

Outlining the rise of Philippine slums alongside the historical development of Philippine urban cinema, Slum Imaginaries and Spatial Justice in Philippine Cinema makes a novel contribution to the cinema-city nexus through its interdisciplinary framework of film studies and human geography.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I Locating Philippine Urban Cinema

1. Spatial Justice and the Slum Chronotope

2. The Rise of Manila Slums and Philippine Urban Cinema

3. The Slum Chronotope in Philippine Cinema Genres and Modalities

Part II Routes of Reading Philippine Urban Cinema

4. Kids in the Hood: Chronotopes of Passage in Ang Pagdadalaga Ni Maximo Oliveros and Tribu

5. Women Walking: Affective Chronotopes in the Melodramatic Imaginaries of Kubrador, Foster Child and Lola

6. Men on the Move: Chronotopes of Mobility in the Noir Imaginaries of Kinatay, Metro Manila and On the Job

7. Migrants in Transit: The Slum Chronotope and Chronotopes of In/ Visibility in the Overseas Filipino Worker Genre

8. Sounds of Youth: The Production of Noise and Chronotopes of Performance in Respeto

Conclusion

Bibliography

Filmography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4744-5192-6

1-4744-5191-8

OCLC:

1312725939