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NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK THE VIEW FROM THE TRAIN: CITIES AND OTHER LANDSCAPES By PATRICK KEILLER Essays by the iconic British filmmaker on the relationship between film, cities and landscape http://www.versobooks.com/books/1724-the-view-from-the-train ------------ In his classic sequence of films, PATRICK KEILLER retraces the hidden story of the places where we live, the cities and landscapes of our everyday lives. This collection explores the surrealist perception of the city; the relationship of architecture to film; how cities change over time, as well as an urgent portrait of post-crash Britain. THE VIEW FROM THE TRAIN establishes KEILLER as one of the most perceptive writers and thinkers about the city, landscape and politics. ------------ PATRICK KEILLER's films include the celebrated London (1994), Robinson in Space (1997), The Dilapidated Dwelling (2000), and Robinson in Ruins (2010). He has devised large-scale installations including Londres, Bombay (Le Fresnoy, Tourcoing, 2006) and The Robinson Institute (Tate Britain, London, 2012), the latter accompanied by a book The Possibility of Life's Survival on the Planet. He was a Research Fellow at the Royal College of Art, London (2002–11), and has taught in schools of art and architecture since 1974. ------------ "Keiller is Britain's most observant and provocative film-maker around the subject of cities and the landscape. In these wonderful essays, he explores the political and cultural forces behind how the UK looks."?– Edwin Heathcote, Financial Times "Perceptive, educated, un-obvious musings on place and inhabitation."?– Rowan Moore, Observer "The View from the Train often delights with its sly, impish wit and observation."?– Ian Thomson, Independent "An essayist of stylish rigour."?– Brian Dillon, author of In the Dark Room "Our most original geographical and political thinker."?– Owen Hatherley, author of A New Kind of Bleak ------------- PAPERBACK: JUNE 2014 / 224 pages / ISBN: 9781781687765 / $16.95 / £9.99 / $19.95 (Canada) ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN E-BOOK VIEW FROM THE TRAIN is available at a 40% discount (paperback), a 30% discount (hardback) and a 50% discount (ebook) on our website, with free shipping and bundled ebook. Purchasing details here: http://www.versobooks.com/books/1724-the-view-from-the-train ------------ Visit Verso's website for information on our upcoming events, new reviews and publications and special offers: http://www.versobooks.com Sign up for the Verso mailing list: https://www.versobooks.com/users/sign_up Follow us online: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/VersoBks Twitter: http://twitter.com/VersoBooks Instagram: http://instagram.com/versobooks Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/18970808-verso-books -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. This mailing list is a free service and is not restricted to members. It is an unmoderated list and content reflect the views of those who post to the list and not of MeCCSA as an organisation. MeCCSA recommends that the list be used only for posting of information (for example about events, publications, conferences, lectures) of interest to members or to promote discussion of current issues of wide general interest in the field. Posts to the MeCCSA mailing list are public, indexed by Google, and can be accessed from the JISCMail website (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/meccsa.html). Any messages posted to the list are subject to the JISCMail acceptable use policy, which states that users should avoid engaging in unreasonable behaviour, or disrupting the general flow of discussion on a list. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------