Architecture of Survival - Setting and Politics in Apocalypse Films

This book argues that apocalypse films offer instruction about architecture’s social significance. Through set design, films suggest that certain kinds of architecture support human development, community, and freedom, while other kinds separate us from our fellow humans and make democratic politics impossible.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. The Aesthetics of Sterility: Modernist Architecture and the End of the World
Chapter 2. Home Life in the Apocalypse: Restoring the Good City
Chapter 3. "Tear Down That Wall": False Promises of Security
Chapter 4. Taking It to the Streets: Politics and Streetscapes in the Future City
Chapter 5. Invisible Architecture: Technology and Control in the Smart City
Chapter 6. Design to Survive: Lessons from Hollywood

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Erik Trump is professor of political science and directs the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan.Jake Parcell is graduate of Saginaw Valley State University and Michigan State University, where he earned his Doctorate in Planning, Design, and Construction with a focus on Urban and Regional Planning.

Zusammenfassung

This book argues that apocalypse films offer instruction about architecture’s social significance. Through set design, films suggest that certain kinds of architecture support human development, community, and freedom, while other kinds separate us from our fellow humans and make democratic politics impossible.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Jake Parcell, Erik Trump, Erik Parcell Trump, Trump Erik
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 15.11.2023
• EAN: 9781666908206
• ISBN: 978-1-66690-820-6
• Seiten: 266
• Serie: Politics, Literature, & Film
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Architektur; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; Architecture, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, ARCHITECTURE / General, Terrorism, armed struggle