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Deep Dives, no. 1, vol. 5March 1, 2020

Re-functioning “Tropical Architecture”: Anti-colonial Constructions in Chinese-built Architecture in Africa, 1960s-70s

By Ye Liu

The China-Africa engagement has been a heated topic of debate for the past decade, not only in academia, but also with the general public. Such engagement is nothing new and can be traced back to the early 1960s. The Third …

no. 1, Remembrance, vol. 5February 14, 2020

The Empty Centre: The Legacy of Thomas Elsaesser

By Floris Paalman

Film scholar Thomas Elsaesser passed away in Beijing on December 4, 2019. His death not only coincides with the end of a decade, but also marks the end of an era. Elsaesser (born in Berlin, 1943) belonged to the generation …

no. 1, Remembrance, vol. 5February 14, 2020

Postscriptum: Remembering Thomas Elsaesser

By Igor Krstić

I can add only little to what Floris already outlined in his piece in regard to Thomas Elsaesser’s scholarly concepts and wide-ranging interests, including those relevant to the Mediapolis readership. What I can confirm, from a more personal point of …

Mediapolis Live, no. 2, vol. 3July 8, 2018

Joseph Clement at Film, Media, and Toronto’s Built Environment

By Kate Lawrie Van de Ven

[Ed. note: This piece is part of our broader coverage of the March 2018 “Film, Media, and Toronto’s Built Environment” event, presented at the University of Toronto during this year’s Society for Cinema and Media Studies conference and organized …

no. 5, Reviewed, vol. 2January 27, 2018

Die Sonneninsel (The Sun Island): European Growth, Ideals, Aspirations, and Intricacies

By Floris Paalman

The building of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt represents Europe as a global power in the 21^st century. This landmark of financial hegemony is literally built on top of the old Central Market, a modernist icon designed …