Genre and the City

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

This book’s chapters analyze aspects of urban politics with a combination of critical thinking (influenced by Walter Benjamin, Jacques Ranciere, Henri Lefebvre, and Achille Mbembe, among others) and readings of artistic genres (film, literature, and architecture). The coverage of cities includes, Tokyo, Paris, New York, Nairobi, Boston, Berlin and Hong Kong.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-11-26
Mått:174 x 246 x undefined mm
Vikt:410 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:132
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415614351

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Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Michael J. Shapiro is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Hawaii. Among his recent publications are Cinematice Geopolitics (Routledge, 2009) and The Time of the City: Politics, Philosophy and Genre (Routledge 2010).

Innehållsförteckning

1.Introduction: Genre and the City Michael J. Shapiro2.Genre and the City: Tokyo’s Urban Space Bettina Johanna Brown3.Policing Paris: Private Publics and Architectural Media in Michael Haneke’s Caché Brianne Gallagher4.Crossing the Border: Art and Change in East Harlem Allison Pan5.Genre and the African City: The Politics and Poetics of Urban Rhythms Sam Okoth Opondo6.Centrifugal Bostons and Competing Imaginaries in Mystic River Nicolette Rowe7.Intercity Cinema: Hong Kong at the Berlinale Michael J. Shapiro