Unreal Cities

Postmodernity, Visual Flânerie and Urban Dystopia in Corridor

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ID21747792
AuthorsRamprasad Dutta (0009-0001-5062-2786, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume32
Issue3
Pages196-207
Publication date2025-07-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueVisual Communication Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1555-1393 • E-ISSN: 1555-1407
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15551393.2025.2527289
OpenAlexW4413092679
LanguageEN
References cited18

Comics, an innovative and experimental medium, uniquely weaves narratives through a captivating mélange of textual and visual components. Drawing inspiration from Ahrens and Meteling, this study endeavors to establish a compelling link between comics and the metropolis. By utilizing Sarnath Banerjee’s comic Corridor as a primary reference, this study unravels the complexities of postmodernity and urban dystopia. Furthermore, this scholarly inquiry also explores the theme of flânerie and its profound implications in the context of urban topoi. By particularly focusing on the postmodern flâneurs like Rangoonwalla, Brighu, and Shintu, this article examines how these urban warriors experience the state-induced dual forces of biopolitical and neoliberal rationalities (described by Chakraborty) and the vanity of city-life embedded within Banerjee’s “unreal cities.”

Aesthetics · Art · Dystopia · Geography · Literature · Postmodernism · Postmodernity · Sociology · Crime and Detective Fiction Studies · French Literature and Critical Theory · Spatial and Cultural Studies

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