1st Edition
The Aesthetics and Politics of Cinematic Pedestrianism Walking in Films
By Asli Özgen
Copyright 2023
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Aesthetics and Politics of Cinematic Pedestrianism: Walking in Films 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.... Read more
Introduction: Cinematic Pedestrianism in the City, CHAPTER ONE, CHAPTER TWO, The Flâneur as Filmmaker, CHAPTER THREE, The Flâneuse and the Aesthetics of the Female Gaze, CHAPTER FOUR, A Wandering Eye: The Kino-Pedestrian, CHAPTER FIVE, Walking amidst Ruins: A Pedestrian Cinema, CHAPTER SIX, Feminist Nomads: The Politics of Walking in Agnès Varda, Cinematic Pedestrianism Afoot: A Conclusion, Walking into the Future: Possible New Research Trajectories, Works Cited, Bibliography, Filmography.
Biography
Asli Özgen is film lecturer at the Media Studies, University of Amsterdam. She researches film historiography, with a particular interest in feminist and decolonial interventions, focusing on difficult pasts and contested film heritage.
