Inert Cities: Globalization, Mobility and Suspension in Visual Culture

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Dr. Stephanie Hemelryk Donald (The University of Lincoln, UK) Christoph Lindner (University College London, UK)

Inert Cities

Globalization, Mobility and Suspension in Visual Culture

Dr. Stephanie Hemelryk Donald (The University of Lincoln, UK), Christoph Lindner (University College London, UK)

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English

I.B. Tauris
01 October 2014

Theory of art; Cultural studies; Urban communities

We usually associate contemporary urban life with movement and speed. But what about those instances when the forms of mobility associated with globalized cities – the flow of capital, people, labour and information – freeze, or decelerate? How can we assess the value of interruption in a city? What does valuing stillness mean in regards to the forward march of globalization? When does inertia presage decay - and when does it promise immanence and rebirth?

Bringing together original contributions by international specialists from the fields of architecture, photography, film, sociology and cultural analysis, this cutting-edge book considers the poetics and politics of inertia in cities ranging from Amsterdam, Berlin, Beirut and Paris, to Beijing, New York, Sydney and Tokyo. Chapters explore what happens when photography, film, mixed media works, architecture and design intervene in public spaces and urban communities to disrupt speed and growth, both intellectually and/or practically; and question the degree to which mobility is aspirational or imaginary, absolute or transient. Together, they encourage a re-assessment of what it means to be urban in an unevenly globalizing world, to live in cities built around mythologies of perpetual progress. These new analyses of visual culture’s strategic interruptions in global cities allow a more in-depth understanding of the new forms of space, experience, and community that are emerging in today’s rapidly transforming urban environments.

By: Dr. Stephanie Hemelryk Donald (The University of Lincoln UK), Christoph Lindner (University College London, UK)
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 527g
ISBN: 9781780769721
ISBN 10: 1780769725
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 October 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print

1. Introduction: Globalization and Interruption Stephanie Hemelryk Donald (UNSW) and Christoph Lindner (University of Amsterdam) PART 1 – STILLNESS 2. Urban Photography as Interruption Shirley Jordan (Queen Mary, University of London) 3. ‘At the still point of the turning world’: The Paradox of the Urban Portrait Hugh Campbell (University College Dublin) 4. Parkour and the Stilled Image Bill Marshall (University of London) 5. Holding Patterns: Affirming Stillness for Commuting Subjects David Bissell (Australian National University) PART 2 – DECELERATION 6. Viennese Inertia: Deceleration and Local Identity Construction Heide Kunzelmann (University of London) and Elisabeth Mayerhofer (Vienna) 7. Decelerating Global Amsterdam: Amnesiac Urbanism and Architectures of Immobility 5 Christoph Lindner (University of Amsterdam) 8. Inertia and the Everyday during the Seige of Beirut Claire Launchbury (University of Leeds) PART 3 – SLOW MOTION 9. Children and the Global City: Disguising Decay in Chinese and European Film Stephanie Hemelryk Donald (University of New South Wales) 10. Intermedia, Scale, and Postmodern Lisbon Lúcia Nagib (University of Leeds) 11. Slow Motion Pictures: Casting Inertia in Contemporary Berlin Films Andrew Webber (University of Cambridge) 12. Afterword Laura Mulvey (Birkbeck, University of London)

Stephanie Hemelryk Donald is Australian Research Council Future Fellow and Professor of Comparative Film and Cultural Studies at the University of New South Wales. Christoph Lindner is Professor of Media and Culture and Director of Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis at the University of Amsterdam. He is a founding member of the Amsterdam Centre for Globalization Studies, the Netherlands.

Reviews for Inert Cities: Globalization, Mobility and Suspension in Visual Culture

'This thoughtful and richly illustrated collection is edited by two of today's foremost scholars of the visual culture of the city. It offers a novel re-visioning of the city - and - an arresting range of urban visual expression, the relevance of which cannot, and should not, be ignored.' Jane M. Jacobs, Director, Division of Social Science, Yale-NUS College 'Inert Cities explores the rich diversity and importance of stillness, slowness and deceleration in our urban spaces and art. Filled with unexpected events and ideas, this is a very timely and highly original publication.' Iain Borden, Professor of Architecture and Urban Culture, Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London