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[Field-Homework 3] Disappearing City: Telephone Booth

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Final Video Essay Disappearing City: Telephone Booth Director: Wang Yi 3036268024 The main theme of the video is about the disappearing old telephone booths in Hong Kong. The main locations of the video are in Central and Shek Tong Tsui, Hong Kong. The current situation of some old telephone booths is filmed to show the impact of urbanization on telephone booths. Hong Kong’s telephone booths are iconic and striking in their unique design. These compact phone booths are made of sturdy metal construction with large glass panels and lockable doors for privacy. The kiosks are equipped with public telephones with

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[Reading Response 2] Communal After-Living: Asian Ghosts and the City by Katarzyna Ancuta

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This article explores the relationship between the presence of ghosts in Asian cities and urban residents. The author argues that in Asian cultures, because of their roots in animistic beliefs, ghosts and humans have always existed in the same world. Therefore, if the city is to be seen as a symbol of normalcy, Asian cities must accommodate ghosts to coexist with their inhabitants. Houses haunted by ghosts are characterized by neglect, strange habits, and failed rituals of order and maintenance, while apartments haunted by ghosts represent the mundane and ordinary aspects of city life. Unlike houses, apartments often lack a

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Moving House reflection

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Due to the problem of population growth, the Singapore government needs land, which leads to the relocation of the Zhou family’s grave.The Zhous complain that the country’s land is small, but it has built a large number of golf courses, which is a waste of land. The documentary expresses their deep attachment to their home and the struggle they face as they adjust to the inevitable changes. WangYi 3036268024  

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[READING RESPONSE] NOIRS: The City, the Woman and Other Spaces by Seng, E.

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This reading explores the relationship between socioeconomic inequality, urban geography, and female roles in 1960s Hong Kong film. Films such as noir thrillers and melodramas capture the modernization and industrialization of Hong Kong’s cities. The creation of an ambitious but erratic Hong Kong identity sheds light on the current political tensions in Hong Kong.  This article uses the film Black Rose as an example, in which female vigilante characters inhabit a world of stark architectural contrasts. Luxurious living rooms, vast Spaces lit by chandeliers and hidden underground rooms symbolize the exclusive domain of the rich. The protagonist goes into a dingy

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