Shifting Horizons : Urban Space and Social Difference in Contemporary Brazilian Documentary and Photography Paperback / softback
by Alice Louisa Allen
Part of the Bulletin of Latin American Research Book Series series
Paperback / softback
Description
Drawing on the challenges of urban expansion and increasing population density facing contemporary Brazil, Shifting Horizons is an interdisciplinary investigation of the treatment of social difference in documentary film and photography and its potential to effect social and political change. Explores the Brazilian documentary tradition of conscientizacao, alongside new movements such as inclusao visual, introducing the voices of a range of innovative and highly contemporary artists, filmmakers, and cultural commentatorsDiscusses traditionally marginalized urban spaces using the concepts of inequality, segregation, integration, and relationalityBridges the domains of film and photography and brings greater awareness to Brazilian cultural outputHighlights new ways in which today's social documentary practice and production can inspire social and cultural transformation, in Brazil and around the world
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:284 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:21/07/2017
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- ISBN:9781119328551
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:284 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:21/07/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9781119328551
