Tra lo spazio e il luogo: come abitare gli immaginari moderni sulla soglia dell'estraneità
Simmel’s sociological approach foregrounds the paper’s investigation of the relationship between society, imaginary and space. Space as a locus of meaning is a social construction but also possesses some qualities which create a border to the imaginaries producing them. In this context, the categori...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Mimesis Edizioni, Milano
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Im@go. A Journal of the Social Imaginary |
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| Online Access: | http://cab.unime.it/journals/index.php/IMAGO/article/view/1149 |
| Summary: | Simmel’s sociological approach foregrounds the paper’s investigation of the relationship between society, imaginary and space. Space as a locus of meaning is a social construction but also possesses some qualities which create a border to the imaginaries producing them. In this context, the categories of space and place, which correspond to social forms or phenomena, are considered as a rhythmic polarity. In the late Modernity, the imaginaries of alterity generate new places, re-enchanting the functionalized spaces which are now meaningless and left to neglect. |
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| ISSN: | 2281-8138 2281-8138 |