Claims on the City: Situated Narratives of the Urban

Claims on the City explores the disruptions and solidarities of urban movements through interdisciplinary narratives and microhistories, challenging traditional understandings of the urban.

Format: Hardback
Length: 280 pages
Publication date: 30 October 2023
Publisher: Lexington Books

Claims on the City: Situated Narratives of the Urban is a captivating exploration of the events, protests, and movements that disrupt the rhythms of cities across cultures and nationalities, prompting us to rethink our understanding of the urban landscape. Through an interdisciplinary approach, the editors and contributors delve into the on-the-ground experiences and transformations of various cities embroiled in social movements, highlighting the solidarities of people against the forces of state and global capitalism through situated narratives and microhistories of resistance.

This book takes a unique approach to studying the urban, drawing on methods rooted in the humanities, emphasizing the humane, subjective, and emotional aspects of cities. The contributors bring together diverse perspectives from performance studies, film studies, architecture, cultural studies, heritage studies, history, and religious studies, offering a refreshing and interdisciplinary perspective on the urban.

By examining the situated narratives and microhistories of resistance, Claims on the City challenges our conventional notions of the urban and encourages us to reimagine the city as a space of possibility and transformation. It highlights the importance of understanding the complex dynamics of power, inequality, and social exclusion that shape the urban landscape and the potential for collective action and change.

Overall, Claims on the City is a thought-provoking and essential read for anyone interested in the urban, seeking to understand the complexities of the city and the potential for social and political transformation.

Weight: 567g
Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781666941609