ABSTRACT
This book uses film and television as a resource for addressing the social and legal ills of the city. It presents a range of approaches to view the ill city through cinematic and televisual characterization in urban frameworks, political contexts, and cultural settings. Each chapter deconstructs the meaning of urban space as public space while critically generating a focus on order and justice, exploring issues such as state disorder, lawlessness, and revenge. The approach presents a careful balance between theory and application. The original and novel ideas presented in this book will be essential reading for those interested in the presentation of law and place in cultural texts such as film.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|2 pages
Imagining ill cities: their treatments under various movie scenarios
chapter 1|12 pages
The dark side of cleanliness and order
chapter 3|12 pages
The dysfunctional town and the social contract
part II|2 pages
Visualizing the forms of ill cities