Christchurch as Lisbon: The legacy of the seismic sublime

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Christchurch as Lisbon: The legacy of the seismic sublime

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In 2010 Christchurch, New Zealand, suddenly became possessed by something monstrous as a series of earthquakes began to shake the city to pieces. Some 3 years, 185 deaths, and over 13,000 aftershocks later, only 20% of the central city remains, and there are vast voids, houses crushed by rocks, and teetering on the edges of cliffs. Wracked by a geological version of Tourette 's syndrome, the land­ scape behaved unpredictably, shaking and shouting profanities . The simultaneous fascination and...

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Date created

2016

Creator

Bowring, Jacqueline

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https://hdl.handle.net/10182/9837

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sublime / seismicity / earthquakes / beauty / horror / aesthetics / monstrosity / nature / Human Geography / Cultural Studies / Urban Sociology and Community Studies

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