Slum Imaginaries and Spatial Justice in Philippine Cinema

Katrina Macapagal

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2021

Slum Imaginaries and Spatial Justice in Philippine Cinema

Katrina Macapagal

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474451918

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Examines contemporary examples of Philippine urban cinema from the 2000s

Formulates the theory of the slum chronotope" as a theoretical tool to analyse narrative and genre formation in films that dialogue with the slum setting
Combines approaches from various fields, drawing heavily from human geography, in its analysis of spatial representations of social justice and injustice in and through films
Contributes to transnational cinema studies through the unique subject of Philippine urban cinema, which is situated within the larger subject of global urban poverty and development

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. It formulates the theory of the ‘slum chronotope’ as a theoretical tool to analyse narrative and genre formation in films that dialogue with Manila’s slum imaginaries, and makes the case for Philippine urban cinema – and Philippine urban history – as a significant vantage point from which to understand imaginaries of spatial justice.

With case studies that take off from The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (2005) to Respeto (2017), this book is a powerful contribution to transnational cinema studies."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I Locating Philippine Urban Cinema
1. Spatial Justice and the Slum Chronotope Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
2. The Rise of Manila Slums and Philippine Urban Cinema Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
3. The Slum Chronotope in Philippine Cinema Genres and Modalities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
Part II Routes of Reading Philippine Urban Cinema
4. Kids in the Hood: Chronotopes of Passage in Ang Pagdadalaga Ni Maximo Oliveros and Tribu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
5. Women Walking: Affective Chronotopes in the Melodramatic Imaginaries of Kubrador, Foster Child and Lola Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	82
6. Men on the Move: Chronotopes of Mobility in the Noir Imaginaries of Kinatay, Metro Manila and On the Job Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
7. Migrants in Transit: The Slum Chronotope and Chronotopes of In/ Visibility in the Overseas Filipino Worker Genre Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	132
8. Sounds of Youth: The Production of Noise and Chronotopes of Performance in Respeto Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	180
Filmography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	198
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	200

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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 216
Illustrations
- Other: 20 B/W illustrations
Keywords: Film, Media & Cultural Studies

eBook

Published: April 5, 2022
ISBN: 9781474451918