exploring the value of originality and difference /
Chris Brown
1 online resource
Palgrave pivot
Includes bibliographical references and index
Defining scenes -- Tower hamlets as a type 1 (time+/place+) scene -- Further scenic types -- Scenic capital and the attractiveness of scenes -- How scenes can rapidly diminish to normality -- part 1, chainification -- Simulacra and the really real (authenticity) -- How scenes can rapidly diminish to normality -- part 2, tourism, social media and the mass media -- Keeping a scene a scene
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This book provides a semiotic analysis of 'scenes', powerful vehicles for introducing new ideas, perspectives and behaviours, as a concept. In particular, it examines the types of scene that exist; explores their effectiveness in spreading new ideas; and considers their vital role in introducing originality and difference in modern society