District 9

Johannesburg as Nostalgic Dystopia

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de Landi Raubenheimer

Type: Studies
Sujet: One Film > District 9
Mots Clés: Neill Blomkamp, racial issues
Année d'édition: 2024 (December 19, 2024)
Editeur: Brill
Collection: Contemporary Cinema
Langue: anglais

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Hardcover • 264 pages
6 ¼ x 9 ½ inches (16 x 24 cm)

ISBN

978-90-04-52543-6

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Description de l'ouvrage:
The film District 9 made waves as an allegory of apartheid on the big screen, but it has not yet been given its rightful place as a landmark depiction within broader visual cultural studies of Johannesburg and cities in the Global South.

In this book, Landi Raubenheimer argues that District 9's portrayal of Johannesburg reverberates within a larger body of representations of the city, collectively shaping a unique visual 'idiom' for the post-apartheid city as nostalgic dystopia. Delving deeply into District 9, Raubenheimer brings to light the fascination that images of the city as nostalgic dystopia has held for filmmakers, photographers, viewers, and lovers of Johannesburg alike.

À propos de l'auteur :
Landi Raubenheimer is an academic and artist living in Johannesburg. She has published articles on South African film, photography and art in international journals and teaches at the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at the University of Johannesburg.

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