Theorists in the City

Walter Benjamin, Henri Lefebvre and Michel de Certeau are foundational figures in the history of urban theory and their work has been fundamental to the development of critical thinking about the city. Covering the key ideas of these three theorists and drawing on an eclectic range of examples from literature, film and popular culture, Jenny Bavidge seeks to make students aware of the founding links between the humanities and urban studies and the shared concepts which have informed both literary, cultural and urban theory. Themes explored through a discussion of the work of these three thinkers include: *Urban culture * Flaneurie * Spatiality *Situationism *Psychogeography *Heterotopia Theorists of the City is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the spatial and urban theories of Walter Benjamin, Henri Lefebrve and Michel de Certeau or wishing to further explore issues of locality, social space, city cultures and urban aesthetics. Jenny Bavidge is a Lecturer at the University of Greenwich. Her research interests include London literature and urban theory. She is the co-editor (with Robert Bond) of City Visions: The Work of Iain Sinclairand has published on children'',¬'¢s geography and popular culture. She is currently working on a book on the child and the city in literature.Bavidge, Jenny is the author of 'Theorists in the City ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415338516 and ISBN 0415338514.