The Nest in the Shell: Postwar Automobility and Film Noir Cars

Stock, Michael

Dossiers, no. 3, vol. 8September 25, 2023<September 26, 2023

The Nest in the Shell: Postwar Automobility and Film Noir Cars

Michael Stock

Michael Stock develops a phenomenological reading of automobility in film noir, arguing that the contradictory space of the car – “a nest within a shell” – is frequently depicted as destabilizing the family home.

no. 3, Opening the Canon, vol. 4October 4, 2019<October 5, 2019

A Phenomenological Reading of Jane Jacobs’ Death and Life of Great American Cities

David Seamon

David Seamon explores urbanist Jane Jacobs as a phenomenologist, pointing to her understanding of neighborhoods a place-grounded choreography facilitated by interacting physical and human features and processes.

no. 4, Roundtables, vol. 3October 23, 2018<November 8, 2018

Platform Urbanism: An Introduction

Scott Rodgers & Susan Moore

Scott Rodgers and Susan Moore introduce a new Roundtable on urban platforms by asking how platforms may be understood as new forms of urban infrastructure.

no. 5, Roundtables, vol. 1November 25, 2016<January 17, 2017

Seeking Place in Mediated Urban Space

Zlatan Krajina

Beginning the second round of our continuing Roundtable, Zlatan Krajina explores the phenomenology of mediated place-making: the interaction of routines, institutions and citizens