Media and the City

Myria Georgiou is Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She has also worked as a journalist for BBC World Service, Greek press, and the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation.

"This elaborate and elegantly written volume connects ideas of cosmopolitanism, urbanity and the media. Crucially, this volume not only provides a compelling summary of existing debates but also offers a novel and exciting approach to these issues. The book will provide an important reference point for anyone seeking to understand some of the central debates of the twenty-first century."Nick Stevenson, University of Nottingham "An impressive contribution to understanding the cultural dynamism of London as a global, cosmopolitan city and London’s position among global cities more generally. Georgiou delves expertly beneath official hype to the street level where diverse creative worlds are shaped by different media, especially in the divisions and cultural encounters of the East End."John Eade, University of Roehampton "Cities are competitive projects of creativity and power. More than half of the human species live in them, and more want to. Myria Georgiou's fascinating new vision of the mediated and cosmopolitan city explores humanity’s biggest project yet by investigating its role in consumption, identity, community and civic action."John Hartley, Curtin University

• Chapter 1 Introduction - The mediated cosmopolis Chapter 2 Media and the city: synergies of powerChapter 3 Consumption: the hegemonic and the vernacularChapter 4 - Identity: popular culture and self-makingChapter 5 Community: transnational solidaritiesChapter 6 Action: presence and marginalityEpilogue - Cosmopolitan contradictions