Who Killed New York City?: Imagination, Authenticity, and Violence in City Souven












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            * Ryan Christopher Jones
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            Abstract

            Despite decreasing crime numbers over the last 30 years, for some, New York City still has
            as an inherently violent city. In various souvenir shops across the city, select souvenirs
            reputation by depicting New York City as a place where grittiness, violence, and crime are

            experience of “real” New York. This essay meditates on the implications of such souvenirs,
            the fears, desires, and imagination of travellers. To illustrate these points, I use a ser
            white photos made in December 2020 depicting scenes from a cluster of souvenir shops in Lo


            Keywords: urban anthropology, visual anthropology, tourist imaginaries, place and space, a

            violence, New York City

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