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Urban research in film using walking tours and psychogeographic approaches

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Visual Studies, Volume: 39, Issue: 1-2, Pages: 184 - 195

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This article investigates urban change, making films from research approaches which use ethnographic walking interviews, public walking tours and psychogeographic techniques. The case study focuses on Newport, South Wales, UK. Using this example, I explore the longer-term impacts of the (mostly) sta...

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