Beautiful terrible ruins : Detroit and the anxiety of decline

Apel, Dora 1952- (author.).

Summary: Detroit is the epicenter of an explosive growth in images of urban decay. In Beautiful Terrible Ruins, art historian Dora Apel explores a wide array of these images of ruin, ranging from photography, advertising, and television, to documentaries, video games, and zombie and disaster films. The author shows how, through the aesthetic distancing of representation, the beauty and fascination of these images helps us to cope with the overarching anxieties of our time.

Record details

ISBN: 0813574072
ISBN: 9780813574066
ISBN: 9780813574073
ISBN: 0813574099
ISBN: 9780813574097
Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Publisher: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:january.17 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: Modernity in Ruins -- Ruin Terrors and Pleasures -- Fear and Longing in Detroit -- Urban Exploration: Beauty in Decay -- Detroit Ruin Images: Where Are the People? -- Looking for Signs of Resurrection -- Surviving in the Post-Apocalyptic Landscape -- Conclusion: Your Town Tomorrow.
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Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Language Note:	English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.