19.1. What the course is all about and what the metropolis is

Eetu Viren gave an extensive lecture on the metropolis and its function in the global capitalist system.  He discussed the global metropolis as a multinational site of production and we watched a myriad Kanye West images showing how value is produced through creation of brands - and Ricky Martin with Maluma in Miami, the center of global music industry - and Shakira cycling barefoot in a new video underlining the "authenticity" which is such an important image in the global market now...

(I'll ask Eetu if he has some sum-up to publish)