Circulation and the City
Essays on Urban Culture
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2010
- Category
- Urban
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780773536654
- Publish Date
- Feb 2010
- List Price
- $40.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780773536647
- Publish Date
- Feb 2010
- List Price
- $110.00
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780773581012
- Publish Date
- Feb 2010
- List Price
- $110.00
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Description
A series of rich case studies examine a range of topics, including neighbourhood gentrification, subway busking, yard sales, electronic waste, and language, refining the touchstone principle of circulation for the study of urban culture, both materially and theoretically. Contributors employ a variety of disciplinary approaches to create a richly varied picture of the multiple trajectories and effects of movement in the city. An engaging work that considers city planning, urban culture, and social behaviour, Circulation and the City adds a new dimension that revitalizes the ways we have commonly looked at - and thought about - the city.
About the authors
Alexandra Boutros is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. Will Straw is a professor in the Department of Art History and Communication Studies at McGill University.
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Will Straw is an associate professor in and chair of the Department of Art History and Communications at McGill University.
Editorial Reviews
"Circulation and the City is above all else a timely anthology. We have all recently watched in fascination as the courageous, technologically savvy young populations of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, and Bahrain circulated Twitter messages among themselve
"The theoretical and materialist attention to circulation, movement and rhythm in the city is part of a contemporary debate in the social sciences and humanities and this volume adds considerable depth to what is an important discussion." Ben Highmore, University of Sussex
