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This book offers a new way of thinking about 'slums' and southern cities based on the everyday life of slum localities in Mumbai, India. The book is significant in urban studies/anthropology/geography/sociology & postcolonial cities, Southern urbanisms, infrastructure studies, & urban planning in the global South.
List of contents
Introduction; Correspondence: A note on the method of this book; 1. On idling, storytelling, and impartibility: Phaltu Bethna Sakht Mana Hai; 2. On films, recognizability, and spacing-out: Double Dekho; 3. On Toilets, Deceptions, and Citability: Kaminey, a tragic-play; 4. On Swelling, Containment, and Recyclability: Cocktail Mix; 5. Conclusion: The inoperative operations of urban play
About the author
Prasad Khanolkar is an Assistant Professor of Geography at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India. His research as an academic and urban planner has focused on different urban issues in different cities, including Mumbai, Gurgaon, Portland, Nairobi, and Addis Ababa. His work has been published in journals and exhibited through art and architectural exhibitions. He is also a co-author of the book Gurgaon Glossaries (2012, co-authored with Rupali Gupte and Prasad Shetty).
Summary
This book offers a new way of thinking about ‘slums’ and southern cities based on the everyday life of slum localities in Mumbai, India. The book is significant in urban studies/anthropology/geography/sociology & postcolonial cities, Southern urbanisms, infrastructure studies, & urban planning in the global South.
