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Iain Michael Chambers

Bio: Iain Michael Chambers is an academic researcher from University of Naples Federico II. The author has contributed to research in topics: Modernity & Blues. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 37 publications receiving 1337 citations.

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01 Jan 1994
TL;DR: Chambers as mentioned in this paper explores the impact of cultural diversity on today's world, from the realistic eye of the painter to the scientific approach of the cultural anthropologist or the critical distance of the historian.
Abstract: In Migrancy, Culture, Identity, Iain Chambers unravels how our sense of place and identity is realised as we move through myriad languages, worlds and histories. The author explores the uncharted impact of cultural diversity on today's world, from the 'realistic' eye of the painter to the 'scientific' approach of the cultural anthropologist or the critical distance of the historian; from the computer screen to the Walkman and 'World Music'. Migrancy, Culture and Identity takes us on a journey into the disturbance and dislocation of culture and identity that faces all of us to explore how migration, marginality and homelessness have disrupted the West's faith in linear progress and rational thinking, undermining our knowledge, history and cultural identity.

471 citations

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01 Jan 2008
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe a postcolonial sea and a post-colonization of the Mediterranean: "Many Voices" and "Off the Map" (off-the-map).
Abstract: Acknowledgments ix 1. Many Voices 1 2. A Postcolonial Sea 23 3. Off the Map 50 4. Naples: A Porous Modernity 71 5. Between Shores 130 Notes 153 Bibliography 163 Index 173

154 citations

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01 Jan 1986
TL;DR: Iain Chambers as mentioned in this paper approached the often overlooked details and textures of popular culture through a series of histories which show how it becomes continually remade as each of us defines our own urban space.
Abstract: Iain Chambers approaches the often overlooked details and textures of popular culture through a series of histories which show how it becomes continually remade as each of us defines our own urban space.

147 citations

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15 Aug 2013
TL;DR: The essays in "Border Dialogues" as discussed by the authors propose a journey into some of the territories of contemporary culture, philosophy and criticism, leading to encounters with Nietzsche and Italian "weak thought".
Abstract: The essays in "Border Dialogues" propose a journey into some of the territories of contemporary culture, philosophy and criticism. They lead to encounters with Nietzsche and Italian "weak thought"; with some of the mysteries of being "British"; and with more immediate concerns such as gender, ethnicity, fashion, and computers. These writings seek to examine how such different strands come together in an increasingly shared network, and of how this eventual mix leads to an interrogation and rethinking of contemporary critical sense.

58 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, Imagined communities: Reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism are discussed. And the history of European ideas: Vol. 21, No. 5, pp. 721-722.

13,842 citations

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23 Nov 1995
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on youth cultures that revolve around dance clubs and raves in Great Britain and the U.S. and highlight the values of authenticity and hipness and explore the complex hierarchies that emerge within the domain of popular culture.
Abstract: Focusing on youth cultures that revolve around dance clubs and raves in Great Britain and the U.S., Sarah Thornton highlights the values of authenticity and hipness and explores the complex hierarchies that emerge within the domain of popular culture. She portrays club cultures as "taste cultures" brought together by micro-media like flyers and listings, transformed into self-conscious "subcultures" by such niche media as the music and style press, and sometimes recast as "movements" with the aid of such mass media as tabloid newspaper front pages. She also traces changes in the recording medium from a marginal entertainment in the 50s to the clubs and raves of the 90s. Drawing on the work of Pierre Bourdieu, Thornton coins the term "subcultural capital" to make sense of distinctions made by "cool" youth, noting particularly their disparagement of the "mainstream" against which they measure their alternative cultural worth. Well supported with case studies, readable, and innovative, Club Cultures will become a key text in cultural and media studies and in the sociology of culture.

1,964 citations

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01 Jan 1989
TL;DR: The Jeaning of America is a posthumous publication based on a manuscript originally written by Kevin Glynn in 2013 and then edited by Jonathan Gray and Pamela Wilson in 2016.
Abstract: @contents: Selected Contents: Acknowledgements Why Fiske Still Matters Henry Jenkins Reading Fiske and Understanding the Popular Kevin Glynn, Jonathan Gray and Pamela Wilson Notes on Contributors Preface Chapter 1 The Jeaning of America Chapter 2 Commodities and Culture Chapter 3 Productive Pleasures Chapter 4 Offensive Bodies and Carnival Pleasures Chapter 5 Popular Texts Chapter 6 Popular Discrimination Chapter 7 Politics References Index

1,836 citations

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1,156 citations

01 Jan 2016
TL;DR: In this paper, a what-if scenario on what could happen if we plan for the horse and who else that could benefit from that is presented, where the horse is the centre of the stable and the equestrian sport.
Abstract: Lunds Civila Ryttarforening, LCR, is one of Sweden’s largest equestrian clubs with its facilities located in between Norra Faladen to the north and LTH to the south. To the west of the horse facilities is “Smorlyckans Idrottsplats” with football pitches, tennis courts, a Jujutsu club and a Home Guard’s building. The club has approximately 500 weekly riders and offers a wide range of activities within the the riding school, as well as stalls for private horses. Discussions on whether the equestrian centre should be relocated or not have reached a standstill as it has been going on for about 50 years. I believe that if LCR is to stay on its current site it can not continue to be an island. Therefore this project is an investigation into how the centre could be developed meeting and integrating with its surroundings. As much as the horse is the centre of the stable and the equestrian sport it’s also the centre of this project. “When Species Meet” is a what-if scenario on what could happen if we plan for the horse and who else that could benefit from that. In addition to the architectural proposal, one major question with the project has been to develop my own method and investigate how it’s possible to keep a high rate of complexity when working with a project. This is something I have done by taking the position of the horse instead of the architect. This change of position has provided me with a possibility to see the site, with all its opportunities, from a perspective that I couldn’t have without the horse. Therefore, this project is also a try on how it could be possible to take on other projects by relocating my investigation to several other positions relevant for those projects. (Less)

1,140 citations