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In recent decades, urban policymakers have increasingly embraced
the selling of naming rights as a means of generating revenue to
construct and maintain urban infrastructure. The contemporary
practice of toponymic commodification has its roots in the history
of philanthropic gifting and the commercialization of professional
sports, yet it has now become an integral part of the policy
toolkit of neoliberal urbanism more generally. As a result, the
naming of everything from sports arenas to public transit stations
has come to be viewed as a sponsorship opportunity, yet such naming
rights initiatives have not gone uncontested. This edited
collection examines the political economy and cultural politics of
urban place naming and considers how the commodification of naming
rights is transforming the cultural landscapes of contemporary
cities. Drawing upon case studies ranging from the selling of
naming rights for sports arenas in European cities and metro
stations in Dubai to the role of philanthropic naming in the
"Facebookification" of San Francisco’s gentrifying neighborhoods,
the contributions to this book draw attention to the diverse ways
in which toponymic commodification is reshaping the identities of
public places into time-limited, rent-generating commodities and
the broader implications of these changes on the production of
urban space. The chapters in this book were originally published as
a special issue of Urban Geography.
Streetscapes are part of the taken-for-granted spaces of everyday
urban life, yet they are also contested arenas in which struggles
over identity, memory, and place shape the social production of
urban space. This book examines the role that street naming has
played in the political life of urban streetscapes in both
historical and contemporary cities. The renaming of streets and
remaking of urban commemorative landscapes have long been key
strategies that different political regimes have employed to
legitimize spatial assertions of sovereign authority, ideological
hegemony, and symbolic power. Over the past few decades, a rich
body of critical scholarship has explored the politics of urban
toponymy, and the present collection brings together the works of
geographers, anthropologists, historians, linguists, planners, and
political scientists to examine the power of street naming as an
urban place-making practice. Covering a wide range of case studies
from cities in Europe, North America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia,
the contributions to this volume illustrate how the naming of
streets has been instrumental to the reshaping of urban spatial
imaginaries and the cultural politics of place.
Theories of performativity have garnered considerable attention
within the social sciences and humanities over the past two
decades. At the same time, there has also been a growing
recognition that the social production of space is fundamental to
assertions of political authority and the practices of everyday
life. However, comparatively little scholarship has explored the
full implications that arise from the confluence of these two
streams of social and political thought. This is the first
book-length, edited collection devoted explicitly to showcasing
geographical scholarship on the spatial politics of performativity.
It offers a timely intervention within the field of critical human
geography by exploring the performativity of political spaces and
the spatiality of performative politics. Through a series of
geographical case studies, the contributors to this volume consider
the ways in which a performative conception of the "political"
might reshape our understanding of sovereignty, political
subjectification, and the production of social space. Marking the
20th anniversary of the publication of Judith Butler's classic,
Bodies That Matter (1993), this edited volume brings together a
range of contemporary geographical works that draw exciting new
connections between performativity, space, and politics.
In recent decades, urban policymakers have increasingly embraced
the selling of naming rights as a means of generating revenue to
construct and maintain urban infrastructure. The contemporary
practice of toponymic commodification has its roots in the history
of philanthropic gifting and the commercialization of professional
sports, yet it has now become an integral part of the policy
toolkit of neoliberal urbanism more generally. As a result, the
naming of everything from sports arenas to public transit stations
has come to be viewed as a sponsorship opportunity, yet such naming
rights initiatives have not gone uncontested. This edited
collection examines the political economy and cultural politics of
urban place naming and considers how the commodification of naming
rights is transforming the cultural landscapes of contemporary
cities. Drawing upon case studies ranging from the selling of
naming rights for sports arenas in European cities and metro
stations in Dubai to the role of philanthropic naming in the
"Facebookification" of San Francisco's gentrifying neighborhoods,
the contributions to this book draw attention to the diverse ways
in which toponymic commodification is reshaping the identities of
public places into time-limited, rent-generating commodities and
the broader implications of these changes on the production of
urban space. The chapters in this book were originally published as
a special issue of Urban Geography.
Theories of performativity have garnered considerable attention
within the social sciences and humanities over the past two
decades. At the same time, there has also been a growing
recognition that the social production of space is fundamental to
assertions of political authority and the practices of everyday
life. However, comparatively little scholarship has explored the
full implications that arise from the confluence of these two
streams of social and political thought. This is the first
book-length, edited collection devoted explicitly to showcasing
geographical scholarship on the spatial politics of performativity.
It offers a timely intervention within the field of critical human
geography by exploring the performativity of political spaces and
the spatiality of performative politics. Through a series of
geographical case studies, the contributors to this volume consider
the ways in which a performative conception of the "political"
might reshape our understanding of sovereignty, political
subjectification, and the production of social space. Marking the
20th anniversary of the publication of Judith Butler's classic,
Bodies That Matter (1993), this edited volume brings together a
range of contemporary geographical works that draw exciting new
connections between performativity, space, and politics.
Streetscapes are part of the taken-for-granted spaces of everyday
urban life, yet they are also contested arenas in which struggles
over identity, memory, and place shape the social production of
urban space. This book examines the role that street naming has
played in the political life of urban streetscapes in both
historical and contemporary cities. The renaming of streets and
remaking of urban commemorative landscapes have long been key
strategies that different political regimes have employed to
legitimize spatial assertions of sovereign authority, ideological
hegemony, and symbolic power. Over the past few decades, a rich
body of critical scholarship has explored the politics of urban
toponymy, and the present collection brings together the works of
geographers, anthropologists, historians, linguists, planners, and
political scientists to examine the power of street naming as an
urban place-making practice. Covering a wide range of case studies
from cities in Europe, North America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia,
the contributions to this volume illustrate how the naming of
streets has been instrumental to the reshaping of urban spatial
imaginaries and the cultural politics of place.
This book examines the diversity of international student
experiences in the top four destination countries in the
English-speaking world (United States, United Kingdom, Australia,
and Canada). Bringing together scholars from the fields of
education, sociology, communications, linguistics, international
relations, and geography, this edited collection explores the
challenges and opportunities of "international encounters" on
college and university campuses. Additionally, the contributors
rethink many of the key concepts in the field of international
student studies such as "international student," "host community,"
and "cultural adjustment" while also critically examining the role
that race, gender, and national identity play in shaping
international student experiences. Through a series of case
studies, the contributions to this book highlight the diverse
experiences of international students from different world regions,
including East Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe,
Latin America, and the Caribbean. The broader aim of the book is to
enrich our understanding of cross-cultural interactions within the
context of higher education institutions in order to enhance the
international student experience.
This book examines the diversity of international student
experiences in the top four destination countries in the
English-speaking world (United States, United Kingdom, Australia,
and Canada). Bringing together scholars from the fields of
education, sociology, communications, linguistics, international
relations, and geography, this edited collection explores the
challenges and opportunities of "international encounters" on
college and university campuses. Additionally, the contributors
rethink many of the key concepts in the field of international
student studies such as "international student," "host community,"
and "cultural adjustment" while also critically examining the role
that race, gender, and national identity play in shaping
international student experiences. Through a series of case
studies, the contributions to this book highlight the diverse
experiences of international students from different world regions,
including East Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe,
Latin America, and the Caribbean. The broader aim of the book is to
enrich our understanding of cross-cultural interactions within the
context of higher education institutions in order to enhance the
international student experience.
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