Inert Cities: Globalization, Mobility and Suspension in Visual Culture

by Christoph Lindner and Stephanie Hemelryk Donald

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, labor 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780769733
• ISBN13: 9781780769738
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"