{"product_id":"come-and-be-shocked-baltimore-beyond-john-waters-and-the-wire-hardcover","title":"Come and Be Shocked: Baltimore Beyond John Waters and the Wire - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Rizzo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBaltimore seen through the eyes of John Waters, Anne Tyler, Charles S. Dutton, Barry Levinson, David Simon--and also ordinary citizens.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe city of Baltimore features prominently in an extraordinary number of films, television shows, novels, plays, poems, and songs. Whether it's the small-town eccentricity of Charm City (think duckpin bowling and marble-stooped row houses) or the gang violence of \"Bodymore, Murdaland,\" Baltimore has figured prominently in popular culture about cities since the 1950s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCome and Be Shocked\u003c\/i\u003e, Mary Rizzo examines the cultural history and racial politics of these contrasting images of the city. From the 1950s, a period of urban crisis and urban renewal, to the early twenty-first century, Rizzo looks at how artists created powerful images of Baltimore. How, Rizzo asks, do the imaginary cities created by artists affect the real cities that we live in? How does public policy (intentionally or not) shape the kinds of cultural representations that artists create? And why has the relationship between artists and Baltimore city officials been so fraught, resulting in public battles over film permits and censorship?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo answer these questions, Rizzo explores the rise of tourism, urban branding, and citizen activism. She considers artists working in the margins, from the East Baltimore poets writing in \u003ci\u003eChicory\u003c\/i\u003e, a community magazine funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity, to a young John Waters, who shot his early low-budget movies on the streets, guerrilla-style. She also investigates more mainstream art, from the teen dance sensation \u003ci\u003eThe Buddy Deane Show\u003c\/i\u003e to the comedy-drama \u003ci\u003eRoc\u003c\/i\u003e to the crime show \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e, from Anne Tyler's award-winning book \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Tourist\u003c\/i\u003e to Barry Levinson's movie classic \u003ci\u003eDiner\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Rizzo\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor of history at Rutgers University-Newark. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eClass Acts: Young Men and the Rise of Lifestyle\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769668239648,"sku":"9781421437910","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d863673d32b059fd745fc29a68f9d185.webp?v=1780352929","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/come-and-be-shocked-baltimore-beyond-john-waters-and-the-wire-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}