Everyday Globalization A Spatial Semiotics of Immigrant Neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Paris Routledge Studies in Human Geography Series
Auteur : Shortell Timothy
Everyday Globalization is a micro-sociological study of immigrant neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Paris. Global flows of people bring together cultural practices from distant places and urban dwellers in global cities interpret the signs of collective identity in ascribing particular places as "immigrant neighborhoods." This book examines the spatial semiotics of identity in urban public space that make this possible. Unlike other studies of globalization and cities, this work brings together research on the social psychology of groups, linguistic landscapes, and quotidian mobility to explain how urban dwellers encounter cultural differences. Signs of social identity are always interpreted in the context of group boundaries and the appropriation of public space. The breadth of this analysis contributes to the literature in human geography on the meaningfulness of places. This book will also be of interest to scholars and students in visual sociology. In addition, this research demonstrates an innovative method for studying everyday urban experience.
1. Introduction: Everyday Globalization 2. Collective Identity in a Globalized World 3. Semiotics of Urban Public Spaces 4. Coney Island Avenue: Multicultural Brooklyn 5. Belleville to La Goutte d’Or: Around the World in Paris 6. Food & Shopping 7. Dress & Appearance 8. Social Interaction 9. Conclusions: Seeing Immigrant Neighborhoods
Timothy Shortell is professor of sociology at Brooklyn College, City University of New York.
Date de parution : 02-2018
15.2x22.9 cm
Date de parution : 03-2016
15.2x22.9 cm
Thème d’Everyday Globalization :
Mots-clés :
coney; island; avenue; immigrant; neighborhoods; cosmopolitan; canopies; quotidian; mobility; urban; Coney Island Avenue; Young Men; La Goutte; Boulevard De Strasbourg; Quotidian Mobility; Cosmopolitan Canopy; Rue Du Faubourg; Phatic Signs; Ordinary Urban Dwellers; Boulevard De; Muslim World; DVD Shop; Urban Vernacular Landscape; Global Nomad; Public Transportation; Reflexive Sign; Everyday Globalization; Inter-group Interaction; Everyday Mobility; Vernacular Landscape; Linguistic Landscape Research; Urban Public Space; Economic Development Corporations; Storefront Mosque; La Guadalupana