Fast Spectacle: Reflections on Hurricane Katrina and the Contradictions of Spectacle

  • Kevin Gotham
Keywords: Social Theory, Capitalism, Critical Theory, Cultural Studies, Critique, Digital Society, Sociology, Scholarly Journal, Peer reviewed journal, Ben Agger, Tim Luke

Author Biography

Kevin Gotham
Kevin Fox Gotham is an associate professor of sociology at Tulane University in New Orleans. He teaches courses in urban sociology, urban policy, and social theory. His research focuses on the political economy of real estate, tourism, and urban redevelopment. He is author of Race, Real Estate, and Uneven Development: The Kansas City Experience, 1900-2000 (State University of New York Press, 2002), Critical Perspectives on Urban Redevelopment (Elsevier Press, 2001), and Authentic New Orleans: Race, Culture, and Tourism in the Big Easy (New York University Press, 2007).
Published
2019-04-16