Beauty and Brutality : Manila and Its Global Discontents

Temple University Press,U.S.

Beauty and BrutalityManila and Its Global Discontents\nAuthor(s): Martin F. Manalansan IV, Robert Diaz, Roland B. Tolentino\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Temple University Press,U.S., United States\nImprint: Temple University Press,U.S.\nISBN-13: 9781439922279, 978-1439922279\nSynopsis\nBeauty and Brutality provides an exciting, original, and critical encounter with this labyrinthine citys imagined and material landscape. The authors and contributors investigate the messy, fleshy, recalcitrant, mercurial, and immeasurable qualities of the city, examining its urban space and smell: how it is represented in films, literature, music, and urban streetart; how it has endured the politics of colonialism, [url] imperialism, neoliberalism, and globalization; as well as how its queer citizens engage with digital media platforms to communicate and connect with each other.\n\nThe first volume to offer a cultural and urban studies approach to Manila, Beauty and Brutality considers the tensions o.