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Deep Dives, no. 1, vol. 1December 5, 2015

Rio de Janeiro Out of Synch

By Nilo Couret

As Rio de Janeiro prepares to host the Olympic games amid controversies of water pollution, questionable “pacification” projects, and a daunting water and energy crisis, the city also celebrates its 450th anniversary this year. The 2015 Rio 450 campaign invites …

no. 1, Revise and Extend, vol. 1December 5, 2015

The Moving Image of Coney Island

By Joshua Glick

For the past four years I have had the pleasure of making motion pictures a major part of the traveling exhibition, Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, 1861-2008. The exhibition explores how painters, photographers, filmmakers, writers, and graphic …

no. 1, On Teaching, vol. 1December 5, 2015

Syllabus: The “Inner City” in American Film

By Amy Corbin

[Ed. note: In our Syllabus series, we invite professors who have taught courses that engage with issues related to cities and culture to contribute their syllabi to the site, and to share with our readers some reflections on how … Read More

Counterparts, no. 1, vol. 1December 5, 2015

Urban Affairs Association conference review

By Joshua Gleich

The Annual Urban Affairs Association Conference is an ambitiously interdisciplinary experience, particularly for media scholars. The annual call for papers lists 26 different categories, ranging from Disaster Planning and Nonprofit Human Services to Urban Theory and Urban Design. Categories of …

Editorial Notes, no. 1, vol. 1December 5, 2015

From the Editors’ Desk

By The Editors

The impetus for Mediapolis began with a simple observation: that to live in our particular historical moment is to grapple with, on the one hand, the ever more inextricable role that media play in our everyday lives, while on the …