When Shopping Turns Scary: Twitter Conversations about Violent Crime in Johannesburg Malls.
Retail crimes in post-apartheid South Africa have transformed consumer views about malls from safe, pleasurable havens into dangerous spaces embedded with varying degrees of fear and anxiety. Malls are marketed as gated microcosms implementing constant surveillance and security measures, which are a...
| Publicado en: | Critical Arts: A South-North Journal of Cultural & Media Studies Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 85 - 97 |
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