New York, New York! : urban spaces, dreamscapes, contested territories /

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Imprint:Frankfurt am Main : Peter Lang Edition, 2016.
Description:233 pages ; 22 cm.
Language:English
Series:Transcription, Cultures, Concepts, Controversies = Kulturen, Konzepte, Kontroversen, 1613-8414 ; Vol./Bd. 8
Transcription (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) ; v. 8.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10490655
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Other authors / contributors:Sielke, Sabine, 1959- editor.
ISBN:9783631665541
3631665547
9783653052114
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:"Once a center of transatlantic cultural exchange and the avant-garde arts, New York City has transformed into a global metropolis. This book traces a shift that took shape as cultural practices and media underwent dramatic changes: it takes us from modernist visions of urban sublimity to postmodernist cityscapes; from Hart Crane's Brooklyn Bridge to the Flushing Meadows fairgrounds; from Mina Loy's poetics to Klaus Nomi's transgressive musical performances and Jem Cohen's multimedia experiments; from Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver and the Magnum Photos portfolio to post-9/11 cinema and the photo blogs of the internet age. As we visit these urban spaces and dreamscapes, we enter territories that remain contested, dynamic locales in a city that keeps unfolding its transformative force"--Provided by publisher.
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Summary:Once a center of transatlantic cultural exchange and the avant-garde arts, New York City has transformed into a global metropolis. This book traces a shift that took shape as cultural practices and media underwent dramatic changes: it takes us from modernist visions of urban sublimity to postmodernist cityscapes; from Hart Crane's Brooklyn Bridge to the Flushing Meadows fairgrounds; from Mina Loy's poetics to Klaus Nomi's transgressive musical performances and Jem Cohen's multimedia experiments; from Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver and the Magnum Photos portfolio to post-9/11 cinema and the photo blogs of the internet age. As we visit these urban spaces and dreamscapes, we enter territories that remain contested, dynamic locales in a city that keeps unfolding its transformative force.
Physical Description:233 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783631665541
3631665547
9783653052114
ISSN:1613-8414
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