Fraser B. Toward an Urban Cultural Studies: Henri Lefebvre and the Humanities

New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. — 277 p. — ISBN10: 1137498552; ISBN13: 978-1137498557Toward an Urban Cultural Studies is a call for a new interdisciplinary area of research and teaching. Blending Urban Studies and Cultural Studies, this book grounds readers in the extensive theory of the prolific French philosopher Henri Lefebvre.Theoretical GroundWhy Urban Cultural Studies? Why Henri Lefebvre?
Urban Alienation and Cultural Studies: Henri Lefebvre's Recalibrated Marxism
The Work (of Art): Putting Art at the Service of the UrbanTextual VariationsThe Urban Dominant: Everyday Life and the City in Textual Criticism
The Iconic-Indexical City: Visions of Place in Urban Films
Listening to Urban Rhythms: Soundscapes in Popular Music
Representing Digital Spaces: Videogames and the Digital Humanities