The Pruitt-Igoe Myth
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The Pruitt-Igoe Myth is a 2011 documentary film that examines the rise and fall of the Pruitt–Igoe public housing complex in St. Louis to challenge prevailing narratives about its failure and the broader history of American urban policy.
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Target entity: The Pruitt-Igoe Myth Context triple: [Pruitt–Igoe housing project, depictedIn, The Pruitt-Igoe Myth]
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Target entity: The Pruitt-Igoe Myth Target entity description: The Pruitt-Igoe Myth is a 2011 documentary film that examines the rise and fall of the Pruitt–Igoe public housing complex in St. Louis to challenge prevailing narratives about its failure and the broader history of American urban policy.
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A.
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
The Death and Life of Great American Cities is a landmark 1961 book by urbanist Jane Jacobs that critiques mid-20th-century urban planning and champions vibrant, mixed-use city neighborhoods.
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B.
The Two Faces of the Ghetto
The Two Faces of the Ghetto is a sociological work by Loïc Wacquant that analyzes the dual role of the urban ghetto as both a site of confinement and a source of community and identity.
-
C.
Dilemmas of Urban America
Dilemmas of Urban America is a seminal book by Robert C. Weaver that analyzes the social, economic, and racial challenges facing U.S. cities in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Slums and Suburbs
Slums and Suburbs is an influential work by educator James B. Conant examining educational inequality and the social divide between impoverished urban areas and more affluent suburban communities in mid-20th-century America.
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E.
The Hope Six Demolition Project
The Hope Six Demolition Project is a politically charged 2016 studio album by English musician PJ Harvey that critiques urban redevelopment and social inequality through rock and experimental soundscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
documentary film
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film ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
challenge myths about Pruitt–Igoe
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reexamine American urban history ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical events at Pruitt–Igoe housing project ⓘ |
| cinematography | Chad Freidrichs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
Pruitt–Igoe housing project
NERFINISHED
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demolition of Pruitt–Igoe ⓘ |
| director | Chad Freidrichs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | First Run Features NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editingBy | Chad Freidrichs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| examines |
deindustrialization of American cities
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federal housing policy in the United States ⓘ racial segregation in housing ⓘ suburbanization in the United States ⓘ urban renewal policies ⓘ white flight ⓘ |
| features |
archival footage
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interviews with former Pruitt–Igoe residents ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
causes of public housing failure
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rise and fall of Pruitt–Igoe ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
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historical documentary ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | http://www.pruitt-igoe.com ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
architecture of public housing
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modernist urban planning ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Pruitt-Igoe Myth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Pruitt–Igoe housing project
NERFINISHED
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St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ public housing in the United States ⓘ urban policy in the United States ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jonny Wallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | revising the narrative of Pruitt–Igoe as a simple failure of modernist architecture ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | social and economic context of Pruitt–Igoe ⓘ |
| producer |
Brian Woodman
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Chad Freidrichs NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaime Freidrichs NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Fehler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 83 ⓘ |
| screenedAt | documentary film festivals ⓘ |
| settingLocation | St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Brian Woodman
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Chad Freidrichs NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaime Freidrichs NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Fehler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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