Author Bio

David R. Castillo is Professor and Chair of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University at Buffalo.

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Bradley J. Nelson is Associate Professor and Chair of Classics, Modern Languages, and Linguistics at Concordia University in Montreal.

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Main Description

This volume explores the intersection between theories of the modern spectacle--from Jose Antonio Maravall's conceptualization of the spectacular culture of the baroque to the Frankfurt School's theorization of mass culture, to Baudrillard's notion of the simulacrum, to Guy Debord's understanding of the society of the spectacle--and the findings of the emerging fields of urban studies, landscape studies, and, generally speaking, studies of space.

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At a Glance

Significant places and spaces, from Granada and Catalonia to Buenos Aires and the Chicago Columbian Exposition

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