@article {Rajca:2017:2050-9790:87,
title = "Haptic film spaces and the rhythms of everyday life in S{\~a}o Paulo in Lina Chamies A via l{\’a}ctea",
journal = "Journal of Urban Cultural Studies",
parent_itemid = "infobike://intellect/jucs",
publishercode ="intellect",
year = "2017",
volume = "4",
number = "1-2",
publication date ="2017-07-01T00:00:00",
pages = "87-106",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "2050-9790",
eissn = "2050-9804",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/intellect/jucs/2017/00000004/f0020001/art00006",
doi = "doi:10.1386/jucs.4.1-2.87_1",
keyword = "rhythmanalysis, haptic cinema, urban space, Giuliana Bruno, Henri Lefebvre, cultural studies, São Paulo, Brazil, Lina Chamie",
author = "Rajca, Andrew C.",
abstract = "In dialogue with Henri Lefebvres concept of rhythmanalysis and Giuliana Brunos notion of haptic cinema, this article examines the ways that Brazilian director Lina Chamies 2007 film A via l{\’a}ctea explores imagined and material experiences
of everyday life in the megalopolis of S{\~a}o Paulo. It suggests that a rhythmanalytic approach to the study of film spectatorship can offer new perspectives on multisensorial engagement with the cinematic city that move beyond the traditional focus on gaze in film studies. Via close readings
of the form and content of the film, the article explores how the cinematic apparatus (e.g. camera placement, editing, soundtrack) can create a haptic filmic space for viewers, where the multiple, contradictory temporal and spatial rhythms of urban environments can be felt and touched.
The article contends that by placing the notions of rhythmanalysis and haptic cinema into a productive dialogue, we can explore new ways to link socialscience-based urban studies and humanities inflected film studies in critical engagement with both the imagined and material city.",
}