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OverviewWe usually associate contemporary urban life with movement and speed. But what about those instances when the forms of mobility associated with globalized cities - the flow of capital, people, labor and information - freeze, or decelerate? How can we assess the value of interruption in a city? What does valuing stillness mean in regards to the forward march of globalization? When does inertia presage decay - and when does it promise immanence and rebirth? Bringing together original contributions by international specialists from the fields of architecture, photography, film, sociology and cultural analysis, this cutting-edge book considers the poetics and politics of inertia in cities ranging from Amsterdam, Berlin, Beirut and Paris, to Beijing, New York, Sydney and Tokyo. Chapters explore what happens when photography, film, mixed media works, architecture and design intervene in public spaces and urban communities to disrupt speed and growth, both intellectually and/or practically; and question the degree to which mobility is aspirational or imaginary, absolute or transient. Together, they encourage a re-assessment of what it means to be urban in an unevenly globalizing world, to live in cities built around mythologies of perpetual progress. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr. Stephanie Hemelryk Donald (The University of Lincoln, UK) , Christoph Lindner (University College London, UK)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: I.B. Tauris Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.406kg ISBN: 9781780769738ISBN 10: 1780769733 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 01 October 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews'This thoughtful and richly illustrated collection is edited by two of today's foremost scholars of the visual culture of the city. It offers a novel re-visioning of the city - and - an arresting range of urban visual expression, the relevance of which cannot, and should not, be ignored.' Jane M. Jacobs, Director, Division of Social Science, Yale-NUS College 'Inert Cities explores the rich diversity and importance of stillness, slowness and deceleration in our urban spaces and art. Filled with unexpected events and ideas, this is a very timely and highly original publication.' Iain Borden, Professor of Architecture and Urban Culture, Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London Author InformationStephanie Hemelryk Donald is Australian Research Council Future Fellow and Professor of Comparative Film and Cultural Studies at the University of New South Wales. Christoph Lindner is Professor of Media and Culture and Director of Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis at the University of Amsterdam. He is a founding member of the Amsterdam Centre for Globalization Studies, the Netherlands. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |