| ID | 144360 |
| Title Proper | Urban wallpaper |
| Other Title Information | film posters, city walls and the cinematic public in South Asia |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hoek, Lotte |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | What do film posters on city walls tell us about the relationship between the cinema and the city? In this paper, I rely on the practice and perspective of young men who put up film posters on Dhaka's city walls to explore this question. I argue that the wall is a key site for the production of a cinematic public that does not map onto film audiences; for the experience of newness in the city and of the cinema as analogous experiences; and for an encounter with imagery that is considered luminous and intense, assailing the crowds that pass by the posters in the congested city. |
| `In' analytical Note | South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies Vol. 39, No.1; Mar 2016: p.73-92 |
| Journal Source | South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies 2016-03 39, 1 |
| Key Words | Bangladesh ; City ; Cinema ; Circulation ; Cinematic Public ; Crowd ; Film Audiences ; Film Posters ; Newness ; Walls |