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Overview"This volume looks at representations of ethnic and racial identities in relation to the development of urban culture in post-industrialised American cities. The concept of ""urban space"" organises the detailed illustration of a series of themes which structure chapters on white paranoia and urban decline; memories of urban passage; the racialised underclass; urban crime and justice; and globalisation and citizenship. The book focuses on a range of literary and visual forms including novels, journalism, films (narrative and documentary) and photography to examine the relationship between race and representation in the production of urban space. Texts analysed include writings by Tom Wolfe (""The Bonfire of Vanities""), Toni Morrison (""Jazz""), John Edgar Wildeman (""Philadelphia Fire"") and Walter Mosely (""Devil in a Blue Dress""). Films include ""Falling Down"", ""Strange Days"", ""Hoop Dreams"" and ""Clockers"". This interdisciplinary treatment of urban representation engages contemporary theoretical and sociological debates about race and the city. Issues of space and spaciality in representations of the city are explored and the author shows how expressive forms of literary and visual representation interact with broader productions of urban space." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Liam KennedyPublisher: Edinburgh University Press Imprint: Edinburgh University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.438kg ISBN: 9780748609697ISBN 10: 0748609695 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 05 June 2000 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAs a work of textual criticism, Kennedy's book is a success. He gives us enough in formation to capture the flavour of the books or movies! I finished with a desire to visit or revisit the works that [he] discusses! Kennedy's efforts are greatly appreciated. His book clearly fills a gap by examining how popular narratives have represented the inner-city ghetto and how these images shape our perspectives of race and urban life. As a work of textual criticism, Kennedy's book is a success. He gives us enough in formation to capture the flavour of the books or movies! I finished with a desire to visit or revisit the works that [he] discusses! Kennedy's efforts are greatly appreciated. His book clearly fills a gap by examining how popular narratives have represented the inner-city ghetto and how these images shape our perspectives of race and urban life. As a work of textual criticism, Kennedy's book is a success. He gives us enough in formation to capture the flavour of the books or movies! I finished with a desire to visit or revisit the works that [he] discusses! Kennedy's efforts are greatly appreciated. His book clearly fills a gap by examining how popular narratives have represented the inner-city ghetto and how these images shape our perspectives of race and urban life. As a work of textual criticism, Kennedy's book is a success. He gives us enough in formation to capture the flavour of the books or movies! I finished with a desire to visit or revisit the works that [he] discusses! Kennedy's efforts are greatly appreciated. His book clearly fills a gap by examining how popular narratives have represented the inner-city ghetto and how these images shape our perspectives of race and urban life. Author InformationLiam Kennedy is based at University College Dublin and is author of Susan Sontag: Mind as Passion (Manchester University Press) and co-editor (with Maria Balshaw) of Urban Space and Representation (Pluto Press). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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