Vancouver : Representing the Postmodern City

Delany, Paul; Boddy, Trevor; Perez-Gomez, Alberto; Ho, Rosa; Serafin, Bruce; Chang, Elaine; Bowering, George; Derksen, Jeff; St.Pierre, Paul Matthew; Linsley, Robert; Heesok, Chang; Seamon, Roger; Hoolboom, Mike; Miller, Stephen E.. Vancouver : Representing the Postmodern City. Vancouver, BC: Arsenal Pulp Press, 1994.

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Abstract (English)

Delaney contextualizes the city of Vancouver within postmodernism in an introduction to 15 essays which examine the city, its inhabitants, and how it has been portrayed in various media. Subjects include Vancouver architecture, Commercial Drive - "post modern frontier street," the literary phenomenon "Vancouverism," Chinese-Canadian art, and perspectives on multiculturalism. Biographical notes. 204 bibl. ref.

Types: Monographs
All Contributors: Delany, Paul (Editor); Delany, Paul (Author); Boddy, Trevor (Author); Perez-Gomez, Alberto (Author); Ho, Rosa (Author); Serafin, Bruce (Author); Chang, Elaine (Author); Bowering, George (Author); Derksen, Jeff (Author); St.Pierre, Paul Matthew (Author); Linsley, Robert (Author); Heesok, Chang (Author); Seamon, Roger (Author); Hoolboom, Mike (Author); Miller, Stephen E. (Author)
Dossier: 600 - CANADA
Collation: 296 p. : 45 ill. (10 col.) ; 23 x 16 cm
ISBN: 1551520028
Language of Publication: English
Publishers: Vancouver, BC: Arsenal Pulp Press
Artists: Wall, Jeff; Rimmer, David; Shadbolt, Jack; Wallace, Ian; Yuxweluptun, Paul; Kelly, Mary; Sulter, Maude; Woodlock, Lorraine; Yuen, Sharon; Wong, Paul; Li, Dianna; Chang, Ana; Tsang, Henry
Keywords: POSTMODERNISM; MULTICULTURALISM; CANADIAN IDENTITY; CHINESE-CANADIAN IDENTITY; VANCOUVERISM; POSTMODERN ARCHITECTURE; VANCOUVER; HO, ROSA; SERAFIN, BRUCE; CHANG, ELAINE K.; BOWERING, GEORGE; DERKSEN, JEFF; ST.PIERRE, PAUL MATTHEW; LINSLEY, ROBERT; CHANG, HEESOK; SEAMON, ROGER; HOOLBOOM, MIKE; MILLER, STEPHEN E.; DELANY, PAUL; BODDY, TREVOR; PEREZ-GOMEZ, ALBERTO; HENDRIQUEZ, RICHARD; LAU, EVELYN; OLSON, CHARLES; GIBSON, WILLIAM; LOWRY, MALCOLM; FAWCETT, BRIAN; TERRY FOX MEMORIAL (Vancouver); EXPO 86' (Vancouver); FALSE CREEK (Vancouver)
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Date Deposited: 16 Nov 1994
Last Modified: 25 Oct 2012 13:45
URI: http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/7819
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