Title London post-2010 in British literature and culture / edited by Oliver von Knebel Doeberitz, Ralf Schneider

Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill Rodopi, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (x, 284 pages) Series Spatial practices: an interdisciplinary series in cultural history, geography and literature ; volume 24 Spatial practices ; 24. Contents London post-2010 in British Literature and Culture; Copyright; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; 1 No 'Insoreckshan' in the Global City? Representations of London Rioting, 1981 and 2011; 2 Capital/Rebel City: London 2012 and the Struggle for Hegemony -- Reflections on the Spatiality of Power; 3 Shakespeare 2012 -- Staging a Cosmopolitan Capital; 4 New Royal London: Re-branding London, Re-staging Monarchy; 5 The Mobile Olympic City: London, City Branding, and the 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony 6 A Tale of Many Londons: Media Representations of the Rhizomatic Metropolis in the Aftermath of Woolwich7 London Remembers: The Bomber Command Memorial and Recent Memories of War in the British Capital; 8 Fighting on the Home Front: Skyfall (2012) and James Bond's London; 9 Experiencing Global Wealth in London: Authentic Voice in Attack the Block and The Secret Service: Kingsman; 10 Lines of Disconnection: The Penguin London Tube Anniversary Series (2013); 11 'Clearly Money Has Something to Do with Life' -- But What Exactly? Reflections on Recent Credit Crunch Fiction(s) 12 The Wisdom of the Folly: Co-operative Diversity in Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London Series13 'London's destructions, dreamed-up and real': The Apocalyptic City of China Miéville; Index Summary London post-2010 in British Literature and Culture' explores cultural and literary representations of London since around 2010 and focuses on a period in which a string of celebratory national and global media events, but also riots and anti-capitalist protests have cemented London's status as a paradigmatic world city. This collection of articles brings together a wide variety of topics, such as the 2011 London riots, the London Olympics of 2012, royal festivities, the Tube anniversary, memorials, and London in recent novels and blockbuster films. The contributions look at the way in which cultural and literary texts articulate competing versions of the contemporary city, oscillating between either supporting or subverting the hegemonic narrative of London as a place of cosmopolitan harmony and inclusion Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 20, 2017) Subject English literature -- 21st century -- History and criticism LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. English literature Literature Mass media Social conditions SUBJECT London (England) -- In literature London (England) -- In mass media London (England) -- Social conditions -- 21st century Subject England -- London Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book Author Knebel Doeberitz, Oliver von, editor Schneider, Ralf, editor LC no. 2017034283 ISBN 9004344012 9789004344013

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