Title
Neoliberal capitalism, globalization, and lines of flight: Vectors and velocities at the 16th street mall
Abstract
In this essay we resist claims that neoliberal capitalism is all-encompassing and inescapably flat by attending the materiality of a specific site of globalization: Denver's 16th Street Mall. Taking vector and velocity as critical terms that demand attention to materiality and temporality, we suggest that globalization is rough rather than flat. Using vector and velocity, our critical engagement with The Mall demonstrates complex interplays of global and local, systemic and transgressive, and highlights an intriguing range of tactical, embodied negotiations that suggest potential lines of flight. We argue that careful attention to spatial rhetorics provides intellectuals with powerful critical tools for interrupting and intervening in the spatial politics of the 21st century.
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1532708613503780
Keywords
Denver, materiality, resistance, space, spatial rhetoric
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Recommended Citation
Dickinson, Greg, and Brian L. Ott. "Neoliberal capitalism, globalization, and lines of flight: Vectors and velocities at the 16th Street Mall." Cultural Studies? Critical Methodologies 13, no. 6 (2013): 529-535.
Journal Title
Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies
