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PublisherLars Muller Publishers

ISBN-103037783486

ISBN-139783037783481

eBay Product ID (ePID)159912465

Product Key Features

Book TitleDon't Brand My Public Space

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicConsumer Guides, Media Studies, Reference, Art & Politics, Popular Culture

Publication Year2013

IllustratorYes

GenreDesign, Art, Reference, Social Science

AuthorRuedi Baur

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight28 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal741.6

SynopsisA critical investigation of the visual strategies employed to identify and brand political spaces Don't Brand My Public Space is a critical investigation of the visual strategies employed to identify and brand political spaces. Isn't it about time to look at their often banal images as part of a crisis of political representation? In the context of a revival of xenophobic propaganda on the one hand and the degradation of places into pure marketing products on the other, it is possible to recognize an increasingly theatrical, unquestioned production of public signs and symbols. Contributions on the theme by political scientists, designers, and sociologists make reference to the three visual essays that are at the heart of the book: The Noticeable Absence of a Flag of the Earth by Ruedi Baur, Depictions of Federalism and Nationalism: Comparing Former Yugoslavia, Switzerland, and Belgium by Irena Bockaj, and European Capitals in Competition by Maria Roskowska. The publication is released in collaboration with Civic City (HEAD Geneve) and the research program Ecrire la ville (Ensadlab, Paris)., A critical investigation of the visual strategies employed to identify and brand political spaces Don't Brand My Public Space is a critical investigation of the visual strategies employed to identify and brand political spaces. Isn't it about time to look at their often banal images as part of a crisis of political representation? In the context of a revival of xenophobic propaganda on the one hand and the degradation of places into pure marketing products on the other, it is possible to recognize an increasingly theatrical, unquestioned production of public signs and symbols. Contributions on the theme by political scientists, designers, and sociologists make reference to the three visual essays that are at the heart of the book: "The Noticeable Absence of a Flag of the Earth" by Ruedi Baur, "Depictions of Federalism and Nationalism: Comparing Former Yugoslavia, Switzerland, and Belgium" by Irena Bockaj, and "European Capitals in Competition" by Maria Roskowska. The publication is released in collaboration with Civic City (HEAD Geneve) and the research program "Ecrire la ville" (Ensadlab, Paris)., Please Don't Brand My Public Space is a critical investigation of the visual strategies employed to identify and brand political spaces. Isn't it about time to look at their often banal images as part of a crisis of political representation? In the context of a revival of xenophobic propaganda on the one hand and the degradation of places into pure marketing products on the other, it is possible to recognize an increasingly theatrical, unquestioned production of public signs and symbols. Contributions on the theme by political scientists, designers, and sociologists make reference to the three visual essays that are at the heart of the book: "The Noticeable Absence of a Flag of the Earth" by Ruedi Baur, "Depictions of Federalism and Nationalism: Comparing Former Yugoslavia, Switzerland, and Belgium" by Irena Bockaj, and "European Capitals in Competition" by Maria Roskowska. The publication is released in collaboration with Civic City (HEAD Geneve) and the research program "Ecrire la ville" (Ensadlab, Paris)., Please Don't Brand My Public Space is a critical investigation of the visual strategies employed to identify and brand political territories. Isn't it about time to look at their often banal images as part of a crisis of political representation? In the context of a revival of xenophobic propaganda on the one hand and the degradation of places into pure marketing products on the other, it is possible to recognize an increasingly theatrical, unquestioned production of public signs and symbols. Essays on the theme by political scientists, designers, and sociologists make reference to the three visual essays that are at the heart of the book: "The Noticeable Absence of a Flag of the Earth" by Ruedi Baur, "Depictions of Federalism and Nationalism: Comparing the Former Yugoslavia, Switzerland, and Belgium" by Irena Bockaj, and "European Capitals in Competition" by Maria Roskowska. The publication is released in collaboration with Civic City (HEAD Geneve) and the research program A"Ecrire la villeA" (Ensadlab, Paris).

LC Classification NumberNC997