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Igor Krstić

Igor Krstić

Igor Krstić is an editorial board member at Mediapolis. He is lecturing in the American Studies departments of the University of Stuttgart and the University of Mannheim, as well as in the Centre for Cultural and General Studies of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). His publications include studies on Balkan cinema, transnational cinema, documentary film, film philosophy, media archeology and the cinematic city. He is the author of Slums on Screen: World Cinema and the Planet of Slums (Edinburgh University Press 2016) and co-editor (with Brenda Hollweg) of World Cinema and the Essay Film: Transnational Perspectives on a Global Film Practice (Edinburgh University Press 2019).

Deep Dives, no. 2, vol. 6April 16, 2021<April 16, 2021

“So long as ignorance and misery remain on earth …”: How Digital Media Revisit our Images of Slums

Igor Krstić discusses the ethics and politics of representing slums in contemporary film, television, and video games, from computer-generated imagery of Victorian London to documentaries about Mumbai.
no. 1, Remembrance, vol. 5February 14, 2020<February 15, 2020

Postscriptum: Remembering Thomas Elsaesser

Igor Krstic remembers the film scholar Thomas Elsaesser and reflects on his impact as a teacher and mentor.
no. 3, Threads, vol. 4October 15, 2019<October 17, 2019

The Origins of Slums, Capitalism and the Shortcomings of Cinema

How have slums been represented onscreen? In the first installment of a three-part series, Igor Krstić considers the history of the cinematic representation of slums and examines the capacity of visual media to portray the complex relationships between capitalism and urban development.
no. 4, Roundtables, vol. 3October 28, 2018<October 28, 2018

Urban Palimpsests and the City Essay Film

Igor Krstić reflects on the first round of The Essay Film and the City" and opens the second by asking contributors to rethink the classic metaphor of the urban as palimpsest.
no. 4, Roundtables, vol. 3October 15, 2018<October 15, 2018

Introduction: Essay Films and the City

[Ed. note: this post is part of a Roundtable discussion on “The Essay Film and The City.” For more background on the discussion …

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  • About Us
    • Mission Statement
    • Editors
      • Lawrence Webb
      • Elizabeth Patton
      • Noelle Griffis
      • Scott Rodgers
    • Editorial Board
    • Advisory Board
    • Our Partners
  • Current Issue
  • Archive
    • Volume 1 – 2015/2016
      • № 1 – December 2015
      • № 2 – March 2016
      • № 3 – June 2016
      • № 4 – August 2016
      • № 5 – November 2016
    • Volume 2 – 2017
      • № 1 – January/February 2017
      • № 2 – June 2017
      • № 3 – September 2017
      • № 4 – October/November 2017
      • № 5 – December 2017
    • Volume 3 – 2018
      • № 1 – January/February 2018
      • № 2 – June 2018
      • № 3 – August/September 2018
      • № 4 – October/November 2018
    • Volume 4 – 2019
      • № 1 – January/February 2019
      • № 2 – June 2019
      • № 3 – October/November 2019
    • Volume 5 – 2020
      • Vol. 5 № 1
      • Vol. 5 № 2
      • Vol. 5 № 3
      • Vol. 5 № 4
    • Volume 6 – 2021
      • Vol. 6 № 1
      • Vol. 6 № 2
      • Vol. 6 № 3
      • Vol. 6 № 4
    • Volume 7 – 2022
      • Vol. 7 № 1
      • Vol. 7, № 2
  • Resources
    • SIG Institutional History
      • Workshops
      • 2016 Workshop Proposal
      • Sponsored Events
    • Conference Presentations
      • 2008 – Philadelphia
      • 2009 – Tokyo
    • Course Syllabi
  • Sections
    • Dossiers
    • Roundtables
    • From the Archive
    • Mediapolis on Coronavirus
    • Opening the Canon
    • Q & A
    • Student Voices
    • Mediapolis Now
  • Contribute
    • Submission guidelines