Imagineering Cultural Vienna
Author | : Johannes Suitner |
Publisher | : transcript Verlag |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 2015-05-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783839429785 |
ISBN-13 | : 3839429781 |
Rating | : 4/5 (781 Downloads) |
Download or read book Imagineering Cultural Vienna written by Johannes Suitner and published by transcript Verlag. This book was released on 2015-05-31 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Media discourses always consider Vienna as a »cultural city«. This study shows how such a perception is skilfully shaped by political constructions of cultural imaginaries in and of the city. The book unveils how simplistic cognitive interpretations of culture not only define an unquestioned, reductionist idea of the city's cultural character - it also explains how these imaginaries influence the recent urban development practice in one of Europe's globalizing cities.