Reclaim the Streets, the protestival and the creative transformation of the city
The main goal of this article is to reflect upon the relationship between creativity and urban transformation. It stems from the assumption that creativity has a paradoxical nature as it is simultaneously used for the production of the neoliberal city and bythose seeking to challenge it and build al...
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| description | The main goal of this article is to reflect upon the relationship between creativity and urban transformation. It stems from the assumption that creativity has a paradoxical nature as it is simultaneously used for the production of the neoliberal city and bythose seeking to challenge it and build alternative urban realities. First, we put forth a critical review of the creative city narrative, focused on Richard Florida’s work, as it progressively became fundamental for the neoliberal city. Afterwards, and contrasting with that dominant narrative, we describe a trajectory of Reclaim the Streets that provides the basis for our discussion of theprotestival (protest + carnival) as its main creative force of urbantransformation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4ad4c18748e346dba5538e0671c2537c2022-12-21T18:33:48ZengCEGFinisterra - Revista Portuguesa de Geografia0430-50272012-12-01XLVII94103118Reclaim the Streets, the protestival and the creative transformation of the cityAndré CarmoThe main goal of this article is to reflect upon the relationship between creativity and urban transformation. It stems from the assumption that creativity has a paradoxical nature as it is simultaneously used for the production of the neoliberal city and bythose seeking to challenge it and build alternative urban realities. First, we put forth a critical review of the creative city narrative, focused on Richard Florida’s work, as it progressively became fundamental for the neoliberal city. Afterwards, and contrasting with that dominant narrative, we describe a trajectory of Reclaim the Streets that provides the basis for our discussion of theprotestival (protest + carnival) as its main creative force of urbantransformation.http://www.ceg.ul.pt/finisterra/numeros/2012-94/94_05.pdfCreativityurban transformationReclaim the Streetsprotestival. |
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| title | Reclaim the Streets, the protestival and the creative transformation of the city |
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