[ebooks] Tonal Counterpoint for the 21st-Century Musician: An Introduction by Teresa Davidian in Arts-Photography

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We usually associate contemporary urban life with movement and speed. But what about those instances when the forms of mobility associated with globalized cities ndash; the flow of capital; people; labour and information ndash; freeze; or decelerate? How can we assess the value of interruption in a city? What does valuing stillness mean in regards to the forward march of globalization? When does inertia presage decay - and when does it promise immanence and rebirth?Bringing together original contributions by international specialists from the fields of architecture; photography; film; sociology and cultural analysis; this cutting-edge book considers the poetics and politics of inertia in cities ranging from Amsterdam; Berlin; Beirut and Paris; to Beijing; New York; Sydney and Tokyo. Chapters explore what happens when photography; film; mixed media works; architecture and design intervene in public spaces and urban communities to disrupt speed and growth; both intellectually and/or practically; and question the degree to which mobility is aspirational or imaginary; absolute or transient. Together; they encourage a re-assessment of what it means to be urban in an unevenly globalizing world; to live in cities built around mythologies of perpetual progress. These new analyses of visual culturersquo;s strategic interruptions in global cities allow a more in-depth understanding of the new forms of space; experience; and community that are emerging in todayrsquo;s rapidly transforming urban environments.