Globalization, Violence, and the Visual Culture of Cities
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Author Description
Globalization And Violence / Christoph Lindner -- Architecture And Economies Of Violence: São Paulo As Case Study / Richard J. Williams -- Drugs And Assassins In The City Of Flows / Geoffrey Kantaris -- Temporary Discomfort: Jules Spinatsch's Documentation Of Global Summits / Hugh Campbell -- American Military Imaginaries And Iraqi Cities: The Visual Economies Of Globalizing War / Derek Gregory -- Globalization And The Remembrance Of Violence: Visual Culture, Space, And Time In Berlin / Simon Ward -- Trash Aesthetics: New York, Globalization, And Garbage / Christoph Lindner -- Global Beijing: The World Is A Violent Place / Stephanie Hemelryk Donald -- The Poetics Of Scale In Urban Photography / Shirley Jordan -- Globalization And Cultural Capital: Symbolic Violence In Recent Filmic Images Of Paris / Ruth Cruickshank -- Conspiracy, Surveillance, And The Spatial Turn In The Bourne Trilogy / Sue Harris. Edited By Christoph Lindner. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
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THE THESIS
This volume investigates the complex intersection between global economic forces, urban spatial development, and the manifestation of violence within contemporary visual culture. Edited by Christoph Lindner, the collection assembles contributions from various scholars who analyze how cities function as sites where global conflicts, surveillance, and economic disparities are visually represented and physically enacted. The text utilizes a multidisciplinary framework, drawing on architectural theory, film studies, and urban geography to argue that the modern city is a primary theater for the symbolic and material violence of globalization.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Case studies of major global cities including São Paulo, Berlin, Beijing, New York, and Paris.
- Analysis of visual media ranging from urban photography and film to architectural design and summit documentation.
- Examination of themes such as surveillance, symbolic violence, military imaginaries, and the aesthetics of urban waste.
- Methodological approaches that connect spatial theory with cultural critique to interpret urban environments.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars and urban theorists frequently cite this collection as a significant resource for understanding the visual dimensions of globalized urban conflict. Experts highlight the text for its diverse geographical focus and its ability to bridge the gap between architectural history and cultural studies.
Page Count:
190
Publication Date:
2009-01-01
Publisher:
Routledge
ISBN-10:
0203885074
ISBN-13:
9780203885079
Architecture
Globalization
City Life
Violence
Urban Studies
Cities And Towns
Sociology
Visual Culture
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