Vicki Mayer Professor of Communication Tulane University (New Orleans, LA/USA)
The City of New Orleans framed its recovery as "rebirth" in the near aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The term had strong connotations with "home" as the place where we are born and mature, but also with the musical culture that has driven the city's tourism and creative industries. This is because “Rebirth” is the name of a local brass band, making for a unique signifier that was co-opted into a less-than-unique process. Creative industries have been a locus for stimulating urban renewal after crises in many cities globally. This presentation looks specifically at the interplay of creative industry policy and the desire for “home” in the discourse of urban renewal for one city. It seeks to understand how policies mediate “home” as much as media themselves, sometimes creating antagonisms between the place of the future and the residual place.
Donnerstag, 23. November 2017,
14.15-15.45h
IBZ Internationales Begegnungszentrum Rostock
Bergstraße 7a, 18057 Rostock
Contact:
Dr. Skadi Loist
Universität Rostock
August-Bebel-Str. 28
D-18055 Rostock
Germany
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