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Living Space Flashcards

1
Q

Who wrote ‘Living Space’?

A

Imtiaz Dharker

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2
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When was ‘Living Space’ written?

A

1997

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3
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What collection was ‘Living Space’ published in?

A

Postcards from God

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4
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What is the focus point of ‘Living Space’?

A

Dharavi slums of Mumbai

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5
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How big is the Dharavi slum?

A

590 acres
biggest in the world

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6
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How many people live in the Dharavi slum?

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104 million

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7
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What must one pay to do in the Dharavi slums?

A

use the toilet

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8
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What does the form of ‘Living Space’ when turned vertical?

A

city skyline - Mumbai

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9
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What does the narrow form of ‘Living Space’ symbolise?

A

overcrowding in Mumbai

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10
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What are the key themes of ‘Living Space’?

A

living
hope
satisfaction

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11
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What is ironic of the title ‘Living Space’?

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  • not a home just a space
  • there is no space.
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12
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What is the key semantic field in ‘Living Space’?

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imperfection

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13
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What is the form like in ‘Living Space’?

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irregular

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14
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What is the structure like in ‘Living Space’?

A

uneven lines
enjambment
narrow

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15
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What is special about the line ‘the whole structure leans dangerously’?

A

long line that hangs over
mimetic of slum rooves

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16
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finish the quote : ‘there are just not enough…

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…straight lines’

17
Q

finish the quote : ‘that is the…

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…problem’

18
Q

finish the quote : ‘nothing is…

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….flat of parallel’

19
Q

finish the quote : ‘beams balance…

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…crookedly’

20
Q

finish the quote : ‘supports…

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…thrust off the vertical’

21
Q

finish the quote : ‘nails clutch at…

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…open seams’

22
Q

finish the quote : ‘the whole structure…

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…leans dangerously’

23
Q

finish the quote : ‘towards the…

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…miraculous’

24
Q

finish the quote : ‘into this…

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…rough frame’

25
Q

finish the quote : ‘someone has…

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…squeezed a living space’

26
Q

What is irregular rhyme scheme in ‘Living Space’ mimetic of?

A

like a building badly built but held together

27
Q

finish the quote : ‘and even…

A

…dared’

28
Q

finish the quote : ‘to place…

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…these eggs in a wire basket’

29
Q

finish the quote : ‘fragile…

A

…curves of white’

30
Q

finish the quote : ‘hung out over..

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…the dark edge’

31
Q

finish the quote : ‘the dark edge…

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…of a slanted universe’

32
Q

finish the quote : ‘gathering the…

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…light’

33
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finish the quote : ‘as if they were the…

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…bright, thin walls of faith’

34
Q

finish the quote : ‘bright, thin walls of…

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…faith’

35
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Where was Imtiaz Dharker raised?

A

Glasgow

36
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What ethnicity is Imtiaz Dharker?

A

Pakistani

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