Come and Be Shocked

"The author examines cultural representations of Baltimore from the early 1950s to the early 21st century. Baltimore has been the setting for and subject of many works of film, television, fiction, drama, poetry, and music. It has become an emblem of urbanism despite its modest size. This book contextualizes these cultural representations within the history of urban renewal, urban crisis, and tourism and branding, connecting them with municipal and federal policy. Specifically, the author analyzes two opposing representations of Baltimore: eccentric, white, working-class Charm City and black, dangerous Bodymore"--