{"product_id":"the-aesthetics-and-politics-of-cinematic-pedestrianism-walking-in-films-9789463724753","title":"The Aesthetics and Politics of Cinematic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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. A series of case studies providing nuanced analyses of widely referenced figures, such as the flaneur\/flâneuse, vagabond, and nomad, reveal how filmmakers articulated their objection to repressive structures through depictions of walking: a common, everyday act yet transgressive, bold, and indomitable. Through the lens of Henri Lefebvre’s theory of space, Michel de Certeau’s concept of pedestrian acts, and Jacques Rancière’s treatment of the politics of aesthetics, Walking in Films traces how cinema evolved in conversation with the mobile body and the new images, styles, and techniques that emerged with it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2023 Best Book Award from the Amsterdam School of Cultural Analysis (ASCA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Cinematic Pedestrianism in the City \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER ONE \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER TWO – The Flâneur as Filmmaker \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER THREE – The Flâneuse and the Aesthetics of the Female Gaze \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER FOUR – A Wandering Eye: The Kino-Pedestrian \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER FIVE – Walking amidst Ruins: A Pedestrian Cinema \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER SIX – Feminist Nomads: The Politics of Walking in Agnès Varda \u003cbr\u003eCinematic Pedestrianism Afoot: A Conclusion \u003cbr\u003eWalking into the Future: Possible New Research Trajectories \u003cbr\u003eWorks Cited \u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003eFilmography","brand":"Amsterdam University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49427751698775,"sku":"9789463724753","price":101.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-aesthetics-and-politics-of-cinematic-pedestrianism-walking-in-films-9789463724753","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}