Mega-Events as Economies of the Imagination by Rodanthi Tzanelli

Mega-Events as Economies of the Imagination by Rodanthi Tzanelli

Mega-Events as Economies of the Imagination argues that the 'Olympic City' is produced by aesthetic 'imagineers', mobile groups of architects, artists and entrepreneurs, who aesthetically 'engineer' native cultures as utopias. Tzanelli examines how these imagineers problematize notions of creativity, cosmopolitan togetherness and belongin

Once again, Rodanthi Tzanelli offers a high-quality and promising book, where she theorizes on the cultural borders of the Olympic City in the ceremonials of Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020With delightful prose, her development exhibits a fertile ground to understand media events as the juxtaposition of two economic forms: the artificial economy, which focuses on the doctrine of security; and the economy of imagination, more oriented to the production of architectural legacies as artificially fabricated and externally imposed.

Korstanje Maximiliano, University of Palermo, Argentina

This book makes a major contribution to understanding mega-events through a cultural sociological analysis. Grounded in a multi-disciplinary literature, it will appeal to readers coming from a wide range of perspectives. The central theme of Mega-Events as Economies of the Imagination provides an innovative and compelling lens through which to understand and explore mega-events.

Paul Lynch, Professor of Critical Hospitality and Tourism, The Business School, Edinburgh Napier University, UK

Rodanthi Tzanelli is Associate Professor of Cultural Sociology at the University of Leeds, UK

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ISBN 13	9780367890872
ISBN 10	0367890879
Title	Mega-Events as Economies of the Imagination
Author	Rodanthi Tzanelli
Series	Routledge Advances In Sociology
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2019-12-12
Number of pages	234
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