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Limits to Culture: Urban Regeneration vs. Dissident Art
Malcolm Miles
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Description for Limits to Culture: Urban Regeneration vs. Dissident Art
Hardback. A critical look at urban regeneration and how it is used as a political tool by the ruling elites to police populations Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 386.
How can we unmask the vested interests behind capital's 'cultural' urban agenda? Limits to Culture pits grass-roots cultural dissent against capital's continuing project of control via urban planning. In the 1980s, notions of the 'creative class' were expressed though a cultural turn in urban policy towards the 'creative city'. De-industrialisation created a shift away from how people understood and used urban space, and consequently, gentrification spread. With it came the elimination of diversity and urban dynamism - new art museums and cultural or heritage quarters lent a creative mask to urban redevelopment. This ... Read more
How can we unmask the vested interests behind capital's 'cultural' urban agenda? Limits to Culture pits grass-roots cultural dissent against capital's continuing project of control via urban planning. In the 1980s, notions of the 'creative class' were expressed though a cultural turn in urban policy towards the 'creative city'. De-industrialisation created a shift away from how people understood and used urban space, and consequently, gentrification spread. With it came the elimination of diversity and urban dynamism - new art museums and cultural or heritage quarters lent a creative mask to urban redevelopment. This ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745334356
SKU
V9780745334356
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About Malcolm Miles
Malcolm Miles is Professor of Cultural Theory at the University of Plymouth. He is the author of Herbert Marcuse: an Aesthetics of Liberation (Pluto, 2011) and Limits to Culture (Pluto, 2015).
Reviews for Limits to Culture: Urban Regeneration vs. Dissident Art
'Builds on more than a decade of writing against the grain of culture-led urban regeneration. This book is not only critique but an attempt to re-imagine what a progressive future for cities might be'
Justin O'Connor 'A clear sighted and important contribution. At last, a much needed corrective to the narrative of the 'creative class'. I really recommend it.' ... Read more
Justin O'Connor 'A clear sighted and important contribution. At last, a much needed corrective to the narrative of the 'creative class'. I really recommend it.' ... Read more