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A lecture by Gyan Prakash, author of Mumbai Fables (Princeton University Press, 2010). Princeton University Press: A place of spectacle and ruin, Mumbai exemplifies the cosmopolitan metropolis. It is not just a big city but also a soaring vision of…

Abstract from the publisher : Dystopic imagery has figured prominently in modern depictions of the urban landscape. The city is often portrayed as a terrifying world of darkness, crisis, and catastrophe. Noir Urbanisms traces the history of the…