ABSTRACT
Fantasy City analyses the post-industrialist city as a site of entertainment. By discussing examples from a wide variety of venues, including casinos, malls, heritage developments and theme parks, Hannigan questions urban entertainments economic foundations and historical background. He asks whether such areas of fantasy destroy communities or instead create new groupings of shared identities and experiences. The book is written in a student friendly way with boxed case studies for class discussion.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|52 pages
Going out and Staying in
chapter 1|16 pages
“At Prices all can Afford”
The “golden age” of popular urban entertainment in America
part 2|36 pages
Landscapes of Pleasure
chapter 4|13 pages
“Sanitized Razzmatazz”
Technology, simulated experience and the culture of consumption
chapter 5|20 pages
Shopertainment, Eatertainment, Edutainment
Synergies and syntheses in the themed environment
part 3|100 pages
Entertaining Developments
