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City Scripts reenergizes discussions at the intersection of urban studies and literary and cultural studies. Innovatively reading material spaces using narratological tools developed through the analysis of fictional texts, it will be a rich and productive resource for scholars across disciplines. --Erin James, author of Narrative in the Anthropocene

"""City Scripts reenergizes discussions at the intersection of urban studies and literary and cultural studies. Innovatively reading material spaces using narratological tools developed through the analysis of fictional texts, it will be a rich and productive resource for scholars across disciplines."" --Erin James, author of Narrative in the Anthropocene"

"""When reading this book, urban planners in the US and Germany will understand why transdisciplinary city narratives often provide better information on what citizens need than do master plans and voluminous technical reports on sustainable development. While declining industrial cities in the US and in Germany have long been branded as losers of economic transformation and capitalism, the case studies at the heart of this book tell other stories--of successful interventions and revitalization."" --Klaus R. Kunzmann, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London ""There are tremendous political and economic challenges to creating more just and resilient cities, but City Scripts is a reminder that the stories we tell about cities can be just as important as a new policy or funding scheme. The essays in this volume, along with a great conceptual introduction, are a vital entry point to understanding the importance of literary and cultural analysis in the broader field of urban studies."" --Robert R. Gioielli, author of Environmental Activism and the Urban Crisis: Baltimore, St. Louis, Chicago ""City Scripts reenergizes discussions at the intersection of urban studies and literary and cultural studies. Innovatively reading material spaces using narratological tools developed through the analysis of fictional texts, it will be a rich and productive resource for scholars across disciplines."" --Erin James, author of Narrative in the Anthropocene"

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Barbara Buchenau is Professor of North American Cultural Studies at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Jens Martin Gurr is Professor of British and Anglophone Literature and Culture at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Maria Sulimma is Junior Professor of North American Literature and Cultural Studies at the University of Freiburg.

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