Noise and the Battles for Space:Mediated Noise and Everyday Life in a Social Housing Estate in Santiago, Chile

摘要

The third segment of one of Chile's most successful movies, El Chacotero Sentimental (The Sentimental Joker) of 1999 transformed everyday life in social housing estates into a matter of national concern and debate. This debate was driven not by the poor quality of the buildings or their high crime rates, but by something much more commonplace: the lack of intimacy suffered by the residents. The segment, called 'Todo es Cancha' ('Everywhere Is a Pitch'), tells the story of a young couple, residents of Villa el Volcan, one of the largest social housing estates in the country. It focuses on their difficulty experiencing sexual intimacy because the neighbors can hear everything they are doing-a result of the poor quality of the building.