Slums on Screen: World Cinema and the Planet of Slums

by Igor Krsti

Book Overview

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 engaged historically and across the globe with the social conditions of what is often perceived as the world's most miserable habitats?
Combining approaches from cultural, globalisation and film studies, Igor Krstic outlines a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474425933
• ISBN13: 9781474425933
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"