Challenging the Master Narrative on Large-Scale Social Estates: Exploring Counterstories Through Digital Storytelling
The challenging and reframing of dominant narratives have been recognized as crucial to the regeneration of stigmatized areas. This article builds upon a digital storytelling process in the social estate of Peterbos, Brussels, to investigate how the counterstories of inhabitants challenge the “maste...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Cogitatio
2023-06-01
|
| Series: | Urban Planning |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/6493 |
| _version_ | 1797797778797101056 |
|---|---|
| author | Younes Rifaad Nele Aernouts |
| author_facet | Younes Rifaad Nele Aernouts |
| author_sort | Younes Rifaad |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The challenging and reframing of dominant narratives have been recognized as crucial to the regeneration of stigmatized areas. This article builds upon a digital storytelling process in the social estate of Peterbos, Brussels, to investigate how the counterstories of inhabitants challenge the “master narrative.” The counterstories foreground the spatial agency of tenants, the (dis)enabling role of space, and the difficult relationship with social housing companies. The article concludes that counterstories not only reveal dominant spatial imaginaries about high-rise estates but also have the potential to foster a more situated and experiential understanding of the relationship between people and space. However, it is important to note that digital storytelling is not a substitute for inclusive planning. Critical engagement with ongoing planning processes remains crucial. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-13T03:53:31Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-0ff9468dc6a348bda15e008181738156 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2183-7635 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-13T03:53:31Z |
| publishDate | 2023-06-01 |
| publisher | Cogitatio |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Urban Planning |
| spelling | doaj.art-0ff9468dc6a348bda15e0081817381562023-06-22T08:51:59ZengCogitatioUrban Planning2183-76352023-06-018234735810.17645/up.v8i2.64933077Challenging the Master Narrative on Large-Scale Social Estates: Exploring Counterstories Through Digital StorytellingYounes Rifaad0Nele Aernouts1Cosmopolis Centre for Urban Research, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BelgiumCosmopolis Centre for Urban Research, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BelgiumThe challenging and reframing of dominant narratives have been recognized as crucial to the regeneration of stigmatized areas. This article builds upon a digital storytelling process in the social estate of Peterbos, Brussels, to investigate how the counterstories of inhabitants challenge the “master narrative.” The counterstories foreground the spatial agency of tenants, the (dis)enabling role of space, and the difficult relationship with social housing companies. The article concludes that counterstories not only reveal dominant spatial imaginaries about high-rise estates but also have the potential to foster a more situated and experiential understanding of the relationship between people and space. However, it is important to note that digital storytelling is not a substitute for inclusive planning. Critical engagement with ongoing planning processes remains crucial.https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/6493counterstoriesdigital storytellinginclusive planningsocial housing |
| spellingShingle | Younes Rifaad Nele Aernouts Challenging the Master Narrative on Large-Scale Social Estates: Exploring Counterstories Through Digital Storytelling Urban Planning counterstories digital storytelling inclusive planning social housing |
| title | Challenging the Master Narrative on Large-Scale Social Estates: Exploring Counterstories Through Digital Storytelling |
| title_full | Challenging the Master Narrative on Large-Scale Social Estates: Exploring Counterstories Through Digital Storytelling |
| title_fullStr | Challenging the Master Narrative on Large-Scale Social Estates: Exploring Counterstories Through Digital Storytelling |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenging the Master Narrative on Large-Scale Social Estates: Exploring Counterstories Through Digital Storytelling |
| title_short | Challenging the Master Narrative on Large-Scale Social Estates: Exploring Counterstories Through Digital Storytelling |
| title_sort | challenging the master narrative on large scale social estates exploring counterstories through digital storytelling |
| topic | counterstories digital storytelling inclusive planning social housing |
| url | https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/6493 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT younesrifaad challengingthemasternarrativeonlargescalesocialestatesexploringcounterstoriesthroughdigitalstorytelling AT neleaernouts challengingthemasternarrativeonlargescalesocialestatesexploringcounterstoriesthroughdigitalstorytelling |