city branding

no. 2, Student Voices, vol. 5June 26, 2020<July 6, 2020

A City’s Lost Identity: An Analysis of The Golden State Warriors’ Relocation from Oakland to San Francisco

by Abigail Rhim

Abigail Rhim explores the departure of the Golden State Warriors from Oakland to San Francisco, arguing that media discourses circulated by the team, fans, and residents of both cities following the move demonstrate the significance of the team to Oakland’s sense of place-based identity.

no. 1, Roundtables, vol. 3March 9, 2018<March 9, 2018

The Lingering Presence of Richard Florida in Gothenburg’s Future Vision

by Helena Holgersson & Erik Florin Persson

In the final post of the Roundtable, Helena Holgersson and Erik Florin Persson address the role of Richard Florida's ideas in Gothenburg's self-presentation and self-conception.

no. 1, Roundtables, vol. 3March 2, 2018<March 2, 2018

TV Happens Here: Negotiating Public Perceptions of Spatial Capital

by Myles McNutt

Myles McNutt discusses the various ways in which cities do and do not transform their status as popular shooting locations into spatial capital

Deep Dives, no. 1, vol. 3February 28, 2018<March 2, 2018

The Urban Light Art Festival as Branding and Commons

by Annie Dell'Aria

In this Deep Dive, Annie Dell'Aria looks to Cincinnati's recent Blink light festival to explore how such illuminations are used to define cities and the urban experience for residents

no. 1, Roundtables, vol. 3February 28, 2018<February 28, 2018

Living With the Media Industry City

by Lawrence Webb

In this introduction to the second round, Lawrence Webb asks the contributors to consider media industries and the cities they generate from the perspective of those cities' citizens and users

no. 1, Roundtables, vol. 3February 26, 2018<April 22, 2022

A Deceptive Return to Welfare State Rhetoric in the Marketing Initiatives of Gothenburg

by Helena Holgersson & Erik Florin Persson

Helena Holgersson & Erik Florin Persson explore Gothenberg's new promotional films, and trace their attempted resuscitation of older notions of community and government

no. 1, Roundtables, vol. 3February 16, 2018<February 20, 2018

Media Industries and City Branding: A Roundtable

by Lawrence Webb

In the first-round introduction to our new Roundtable, Lawrence Webb uses the example of Amazon HQ2 to ask how urban corporate and residential relocation campaigns illuminate issues of citizenship and city branding, and poses questions to our participants