Introduction 1. Defining scenes 2. Tower Hamlets as a type 1 (time+/place+) scene 3. Further scenic types 4. Scenic capital and the attractiveness of scenes 5. How scenes can rapidly diminish to normality part 1, chainification 6. Simulacra and the really real (authenticity) 7. How scenes can rapidly diminish to normality part 2, tourism, social media and the mass media 8. Keeping a scene, a scene Conclusion

This book provides a semiotic analysis of 'scenes', powerful vehicles for introducing new ideas, perspectives and behaviours, as a concept. In particular, it examines the types of scene that exist; explores their effectiveness in spreading new ideas; and considers their vital role in introducing originality and difference in modern society.