基本説明
This book is an interdisciplinary study of an iconic city facing conflicting social, political and cultural pressures in its search for a place in Europe and on the world stage.
Full Description
Looking at the globalization, urban regeneration, arts events and cultural spectacles, this book considers a city not until now included in the global city debate.
Divided into five parts, each preceded by an editorial introduction, this book is an interdisciplinary study of an iconic city, a city facing conflicting social, political and cultural pressures in its search for a place in Europe and on the world stage in the twenty-first century.
Contents
Introduction Part 1: Paths to Globalization 1. Istanbul into the Twenty-First Century 2. The Soul of a City: Hüzün, Keyif, Longing Part 2: Heritage and Regeneration Debates 3. Challenging the Neoliberal Urban Regime: Regeneration and Resistance in Başıbüyük and Tarlabaşı 4. Contestations over a Living Heritage Site: The Case of Büyük Valide Han 5. Practices of Neo-Ottomanism: Making Space and Place Virtuous in Istanbul 6. Modelling Citizenship in Turkey's Miniature Park Part 3: The Mediatized City 7. The Spectator in the Making: Modernity and Cinema in Istanbul 1896-1928 8. Istanbul through Migrants' Eyes 9. Istanbul Convertible: A Magic Carpet Ride through Genres 10. Projecting Polyphony: Moving Images, Travelling Sounds Part 4: Art in the City 11. Optimism Reconsidered: Curator Hou Hanru interviewed by Nilgün Bayraktar 12. Art in Istanbul: Contemporary Spectacles and History Revisited 13. The Politics of Urban Arts Events: A Comparison of Istanbul and Berlin Part 5: A European Capital? 14. The European Capital of Culture Programme and Istanbul 2010 15. Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture: Towards a Participatory Culture? 16. Counting as European: Jews and the Politics of Presence in Istanbul 18. Future(s) of the City: Istanbul for the New Century. Epilogue: Cultural Politics in the Kaleidoscope
