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District 9: Johannesburg as Nostalgic Dystopia
District 9: Johannesburg as Nostalgic Dystopia
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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.
Author: Landi Raubenheimer
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Brill
Published: 12/19/2024
Series: Contemporary Cinema #10
Pages: 264
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.47h x 6.38w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9789004525436
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.
Author: Landi Raubenheimer
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Brill
Published: 12/19/2024
Series: Contemporary Cinema #10
Pages: 264
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.47h x 6.38w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9789004525436
