by kspence | Oct 11, 2012 | Imaging the City, The Future of the City, Urban Politics
From the ModCar Imaging Detroit project: My Brightest Diamond: All Things WIll Unwind, Stories and Sounds My Brightest Diamond – ALL THINGS WILL UNWIND: Stories and Sounds from Asthmatic Kitty on Vimeo.
by kspence | Oct 9, 2012 | Black Politics, Campaigns and Elections, Urban Politics
Mike Duggan, head of the Detroit Medical Center is considering a run for mayor. In talking with the Detroit Free Press he noted that his chief goal would be Detroit self-determination. Current Mayor Dave Bing hasn't yet formally declared so at this moment...
by kspence | Oct 5, 2012 | Imaging the City, Neoliberalism, The Future of the City
The Packard Plant and the Old Detroit Train Depot are the two most photographed “ruin porn” sites in Detroit. Below an artist talks of his Packard Plant art installation. [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/42199118[/vimeo]
by kspence | Oct 1, 2012 | Crime and Punishment, Neoliberalism, Urban Politics
Last week the New York Times ran an article on the front page about Defy Ventures–a venture capital project aimed at individuals formerly incarcerated: Defy Ventures provides carefully selected, ambitious men who have criminal histories with life-changing...
by kspence | Sep 28, 2012 | Imaging the City, Neoliberalism, The Future of the City
Of the videos from MODCAR’s Imaging Detroit project I’ve seen so far, this is one of the most frustrating. But at the same time it was just good enough to provide inspiration for an essay I’m working on for Nobody’s Coming....
by kspence | Sep 21, 2012 | Neoliberalism, The Future of the City
Imaging Detroit occurs this weekend, featuring over 65 films (including my first film short “I Am From Detroit”). Over the next several weeks I plan on featuring these films here. I’m struck by Lemonade Detroit for a few reasons, but the first is...
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