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Decline and Reimagination in Cinematic New York examines the cinematic representation of New York from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s, placing the dominant discourse of urban decline in dialogue with marginal perspectives that reimagine the city along alternative paths as a resilient, adaptive, and endlessly inspiring place.

Drawing on mainstream, independent, documentary, and experimental films, the book offers a multifaceted account of the power of film to imagine the cityâs decline and reimagine its potential. The book analyzes how filmmakers mobilized derelict space and various articulations of âœnatureâ as settings and signifiers that decenter traditional understandings of the city to represent New York alternately as a desolate wasteland, a hostile wilderness, a refuge and playground for outcasts, a home to resilient and resourceful communities, a studio for artistic experimentation, an arcadia conducive to alternative social arrangements, and a complex eco

Decline and Reimagination in Cinematic New York

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis
      Published 10 August 2024
      ISBN-13 9781032251363
      978-1032251363
      ISBN-10 1032251360
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      Book Synopsis

      Decline and Reimagination in Cinematic New York examines the cinematic representation of New York from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s, placing the dominant discourse of urban decline in dialogue with marginal perspectives that reimagine the city along alternative paths as a resilient, adaptive, and endlessly inspiring place.

      Drawing on mainstream, independent, documentary, and experimental films, the book offers a multifaceted account of the power of film to imagine the cityâs decline and reimagine its potential. The book analyzes how filmmakers mobilized derelict space and various articulations of âœnatureâ as settings and signifiers that decenter traditional understandings of the city to represent New York alternately as a desolate wasteland, a hostile wilderness, a refuge and playground for outcasts, a home to resilient and resourceful communities, a studio for artistic experimentation, an arcadia conducive to alternative social arrangements, and a complex eco

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