Passages of Play in Urban India - People, Media, Objects and Spaces in Mumbai''s Slum Localities

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.

Product details

• Authors: Prasad Khanolkar
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2024
• EAN: 9780367509224
• ISBN: 978-0-367-50922-4
• No. of pages: 172
• Series: Routledge Research on Urban Asia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Poverty & unemployment, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Urban communities, Housing & homelessness, Poverty and precarity, Housing and homelessness, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General