Description
Book SynopsisWith the majority of the world's population now living in cities, questions about the cultural and political trajectories of urban societies are increasingly urgent. Media and the City explores the global city as the site where these questions become most prominent.
Trade Review"This elaborate and elegantly written volume connects ideas of cosmopolitanism, urbanity and the media. Crucially, this volume not only provides a compelling summary of existing debates but also offers a novel and exciting approach to these issues. The book will provide an important reference point for anyone seeking to understand some of the central debates of the twenty-first century."
Nick Stevenson, University of Nottingham "An impressive contribution to understanding the cultural dynamism of London as a global, cosmopolitan city and London’s position among global cities more generally. Georgiou delves expertly beneath official hype to the street level where diverse creative worlds are shaped by different media, especially in the divisions and cultural encounters of the East End."
John Eade, University of Roehampton "Cities are competitive projects of creativity and power. More than half of the human species live in them, and more want to. Myria Georgiou's fascinating new vision of the mediated and cosmopolitan city explores humanity’s biggest project yet by investigating its role in consumption, identity, community and civic action."
John Hartley, Curtin UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction - The mediated cosmopolis
Chapter 2 Media and the city: synergies of power
Chapter 3 Consumption: the hegemonic and the vernacular
Chapter 4 - Identity: popular culture and self-making
Chapter 5 Community: transnational solidarities
Chapter 6 Action: presence and marginality
Epilogue - Cosmopolitan contradictions
