Title
Date of Degree
2012
Document Type
thesis
Degree Name
MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
Department
Art
First Advisor
Margaret M. Stratton
Abstract
In this post-boom era, the so-called dead mall is a growing phenomenon. A quintessentially American icon, the shopping mall arose in a time of prosperity, and was a central component of the pre-fab utopia of suburban life. The shopping mall was conceived to create a new and improved town center. As indoor private properties, developers attempted to engineer the conditions to instill a state of euphoria in shoppers, which would fuel the need to spend in order to heighten that satisfaction. But ultimately, just as the gratification was temporary, so too is the mall.
Pages
iv, 17
Copyright
Copyright 2012 Stephen Crompton
Recommended Citation
Crompton, Stephen. "The American mall." thesis, University of Iowa, 2012.
http://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/2846.