Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, its reproduction may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing or trademarks. This work is accessible for the purposes of education and research. Transmission or reproduction of works protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright holder. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. Headlands Center for the Arts attempted to find rights owners without success but is eager to hear from them so that we may obtain permission, if needed. Upon request to info@headlands.org digitized works can be removed from public view if there are rights issues that need to be resolved.
Description
Jennifer Dowley on KALW-FM regarding "You Are Here (You Think) A San Francisco Bus Tour". Description of original performance: The focus of the 1994 Headlands Talks is our urban environment. Throughout the year, we will continue to feature collaborative, interdisciplinary ventures that imaginatively address life in the city. Join visual artist Bernie Lubell and Cultural Studies scholars Dean MacCannell and Juliet Flower MacCannell for a bus tour that challenges standard tourist practices. These unconventional guides will address what constitutes “sites/non-sites” and examine how “attractions” are constructed consciously and unconsciously. While cruising in the comfort of an air-conditioned motor coach, you will visit places that defy postcard views, as well as exploring mythified work sites, “exoticized” neighborhoods and other landmarks. Above all, you will be inspired to reconsider the role that creative imagination plays in experiencing the authenticity of a place. Dean MacCannell is a Headlands Affiliate Scholar whose pioneering works, The Tourist (1976/1989) and Empty Meeting Grounds: The Tourist Papers (1992) established the field in Cultural Studies that investigates tourism as cultural phenomena. Bernie Lubell’s site-specific interactive installations embrace paradox through their explorations of space and thought. A 1993 Headlands Artist in Residence and current Affiliate Artist, Bernie explored tourism in The Archeology of Intention (1992), a mock archaeological dig in the SF Civic Center. Juliet Flower MacCannell is Professor and Chair of the Comparative Literature Program at UC Irvine and a Headlands Affiliate Scholar. Her groundbreaking book Figuring Lacan (1986) was the first comprehensive analysis of this highly influential psychoanalyst’s writings.
Type
sound
Format
Copy Audio cassette
Extent
1 Tape of 1
Identifier
casauhc_000044
Provenance
Headlands Center for the Arts California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.
