Global Cities: Cinema, Architecture, And Urbanism In A Digital Age (new Directions In International Studies)
by Patrice Petro /
2003 / English / PDF
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InGlobal Cities
Global Cities, scholars from an impressive array of
disciplines critique the growing body of literature on the
process broadly known as "globalization." This interdisciplinary
focus enables the authors to explore the complex geographies of
modern cities, and offer possible strategies for reclaiming a
sense of place and community in these globalized urban settings.
While examining major cities including New York, Tokyo, Berlin,
Paris, and Hong Kong, contributors insist that the study of urban
experiences must remain as attentive to the material effects as
to the psychic and social consequences of globalization.
Accordingly, essays explore the implications of global culture
for architecture, cinema, and communication--but do so in a way
that highlights the importance of the spaces between such
metropolitan centers. These locations, the authors argue, serve
as increasingly important "frontier zones," where a diverse set
of actors converge and contend for power and presence. Such a
perspective ultimately adds nuance and meaning to our
understanding of the heterogeneous urban landscapes of these
global cities. Linda Krause is an associate professor in the
Department of Architecture at the School of Architecture and
Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Patrice Petro
is professor of film studies and director of the Center for
International Education at the University of Wisconsin,
Milwaukee. A volume in the New Directions in International
Studies series, edited by Patrice Petro
, scholars from an impressive array of
disciplines critique the growing body of literature on the
process broadly known as "globalization." This interdisciplinary
focus enables the authors to explore the complex geographies of
modern cities, and offer possible strategies for reclaiming a
sense of place and community in these globalized urban settings.
While examining major cities including New York, Tokyo, Berlin,
Paris, and Hong Kong, contributors insist that the study of urban
experiences must remain as attentive to the material effects as
to the psychic and social consequences of globalization.
Accordingly, essays explore the implications of global culture
for architecture, cinema, and communication--but do so in a way
that highlights the importance of the spaces between such
metropolitan centers. These locations, the authors argue, serve
as increasingly important "frontier zones," where a diverse set
of actors converge and contend for power and presence. Such a
perspective ultimately adds nuance and meaning to our
understanding of the heterogeneous urban landscapes of these
global cities. Linda Krause is an associate professor in the
Department of Architecture at the School of Architecture and
Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Patrice Petro
is professor of film studies and director of the Center for
International Education at the University of Wisconsin,
Milwaukee. A volume in the New Directions in International
Studies series, edited by Patrice Petro