Synopses & Reviews
This volume explores the intersection between theories of the modern spectacle--from Jose Antonio Maravall's conceptualization of the spectacular culture of the baroque to the Frankfurt School's theorization of mass culture, to Baudrillard's notion of the simulacrum, to Guy Debord's understanding of the society of the spectacle--and the findings of the emerging fields of urban studies, landscape studies, and, generally speaking, studies of space.
Review
"...a very productive interdisciplinary analysis which will be helpful for readers interested in the construction of modern cultural identities."
--Iberoamericana
Review
"This volume is ambitious, wide-ranging, and framed in a way that makes it a lasting contribution to the field of Hispanic Cultural Geography."
--Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispanicos
Synopsis
Significant places and spaces, from Granada and Catalonia to Buenos Aires and the Chicago Columbian Exposition
About the Author
David R. Castillo is Professor and Chair of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University at Buffalo. Bradley J. Nelson is Associate Professor and Chair of Classics, Modern Languages, and Linguistics at Concordia University in Montreal.