{"title":"Johnny Rodger","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohnny Rodger's works explore the intersections of social history and visual culture, inviting readers to consider the broader contexts behind everyday experiences. With a keen eye on themes such as urban life and housing, his writing offers thoughtful reflections rooted in the arts and culture landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect insightful narratives that blend critical analysis with engaging storytelling, shedding light on how film and other media depict pressing societal issues. Rodger's books provide a meaningful lens on the cultural forces shaping contemporary environments.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-housing-film-by-johnny-rodger-9781399520348","title":"The Housing Film","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Housing Film\u003c\/i\u003e examines how a century of realities and possibilities in domestic living have been profiled and foregrounded through studies and representations of housing in the medium of film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe filmic investigations, analysis and exposés of homes and our way of occupying them, and their possible effect on behaviour, are explored in documentaries like \u003ci\u003eHousing Problems\u003c\/i\u003e (1935) and Paul Sng's \u003ci\u003eDispossession: The Great Council Housing Swindle\u003c\/i\u003e (2017). Propaganda films such as \u003ci\u003eCumbernauld: Town for Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e (1970), dramas like \u003ci\u003eCathy Come Home\u003c\/i\u003e (1966), and features like \u003ci\u003eHigh Rise\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) further illustrate the relationships between film and housing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis study will examine how these histories are in fact intertwined, analyse and assess the mutual effects of housing and film, and propose and define a specific category of 'The Housing Film.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934315397356,"sku":"9781399520348","price":91.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399520348-the-housing-film.jpg?v=1783911915"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/johnny-rodger.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}