The Muse of Urban Delirium: The Arts and Social Change in Transformational Cities

• Published in: Социология: теория, методы, маркетинг
• Date: 2018
• Main Author: Ruble, B.A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Iнститут соціології НАН України 2018
• Subjects: Статьи
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/182177
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: The Muse of Urban Delirium: The Arts and Social Change in Transformational Cities / B.A. Ruble // Социология: теория, методы, маркетинг. — 2018. — № 1. — С. 136-150. — англ.

It is argued that cities are shaped by the con frontation of reality and values as mitigated by the arts. More specifically, residents at the height of deep, profound, and rapid social, political, and economic change struggle to define and redefine their own identities. They often do so by creating...