BridgeOverpassinaCity.pptVIP

Questions What are the implications of Chen’s sense of disorientation when not seeing the bridge? the two women’s jay-walking? the coffee shop’s not serving coffee Answers What are the implications of the two women’s jay-walking: disorientation over the loss of familiar and beaten paths ? disorder the coffee shop’s not serving coffee: loss of the familiar functions Questions What are the implications of 陳’s loss of ID card Answers 陳’s loss of ID card: She starts with searching for the skywalk, searching for 小康 Then it is her own ID card that she’s lost. Answers the two women’s jay-walking ? the coffee shop’s not serving coffee ? loss of familiar functions 陳’s loss of ID card? loss of identity in the crowd Questions What are the implications of 小康 in a public bathroom ? not at home always framed—by the walls or windows Utilized in adult film, he is asked to take off his clothes, performs sex act (lack of privacy), and put on somebody else’s uniform. Chance Encounters in the City Not missed at 《河流》, In 《你那邊》《天橋》missed at the end of the film The Ending 葛蘭〈南屏晚鐘〉:我匆匆地走入森林中，森林它一重重；我找不到他的行蹤，只聽到那樹搖風 1. from Skywalk to sky; 2. ? 《天邊一朵雲》(2004) * * * * * Bridge Overpassin a City -- “Bridge to Babel: The Cosmopolitan City” -- 〈天橋不見了〉 Outline Starting Questions General Discussion Sherry Simon Translating Montreal The Skywalk in Gone WHY BRIDGES? WHAT BRIDGES HAVE WE READ/SEEN SO FAR IN OUR TEXTS? Bridge, viaduct, overpass … The Image of the City A city is comprehended in terms of its five elements: paths ? bridge landmarks ? bridge edges ? bridge districts nodes (hub or center of activity) –under a bridge (e.g. 光華商場) The Bridges we’ve read about… In the Skin of a Lion: Bloor Street Viaduct-past (source) 2. Le Confessionnal: Québec bridge (source) 3. Rispondetemi: Jacques Cartier Bridge (source) 1. A city’s infrastructure, part of urban planner’s vision and dream, can be dangerous 2. The present on the shou