New York, New York! : urban spaces, dreamscapes, contested territories /
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Imprint: | Frankfurt am Main : Peter Lang Edition, 2016. |
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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 |
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. |
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Physical Description: | 233 pages ; 22 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9783631665541 3631665547 9783653052114 |
ISSN: | 1613-8414 ; |