Machine generated contents note: pt. I Coolness, Value, Labor -- From the Black Atlantic to Cool Istanbul -- Why does Coolness matter? / Derya Ozkan -- Value of Art and the Political Economy of Cool / Aras Ozgun -- Reflections on the Panel "Working Poor or Working Deprived in Cool Istanbul?" -- Attempt at Collective Thought / Asli Odman -- pt. II Visual Imaginations of Cool Istanbul -- From Wim Wender's Lisbon to Fatih Akin's Istanbul -- Producing the Cool City in Film / Ozlem Koksal -- City in Black-and-White -- Photographic Memories / Ipek Tureli -- Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Aysel is the Coolest of Them All ... -- Female Protagonist and the Television Series Kayip Sehir / Berrin Yanikkaya
Summary
This volume investigates the "cool city" phenomenon with an empirical focus on Istanbul. The book approaches "cool Istanbul" not only as a consumable brand but also as a socially produced and politically performed phenomenon. The contributions draw attention to the significance of thinking production, consumption and performance of cities in relation to their imagination, and trigger critical questions beyond disciplinary academic boundaries
