Tsakhkadzor: The Space оf “Other Spaces”

The relevance and application of Foucault's concept of "heterotopy" within the framework of the sociological understanding of modern urban space is substantiated. Based on the results of applied sociological research, an attempt was made to consider the space of the resort town and t...

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Main Author: Sona Saghatelyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Yerevan State University 2020-06-01
Series:Banber Erevani Hamalsarani. Sots'iologia
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Online Access:https://journals.ysu.am/index.php/bulletin-ysu-sociology/article/view/5636
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description The relevance and application of Foucault's concept of "heterotopy" within the framework of the sociological understanding of modern urban space is substantiated. Based on the results of applied sociological research, an attempt was made to consider the space of the resort town and the urban municipal community of Tsaghkadzor as a heterotopy or space of other spaces. This approach allows us to identify the peculiarities of the combination of incongruous elements and, consequently, life contexts in a single space, which violate the seeming continuity and order of the ordinary everyday space.
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spelling doaj.art-b30600a951d74541a310feb4614e048f2022-12-22T03:31:34ZengYerevan State UniversityBanber Erevani Hamalsarani. Sots'iologia2579-29382738-263X2020-06-01111 (31)10.46991/BYSU:F/2020.11.1.16Tsakhkadzor: The Space оf “Other Spaces”Sona Saghatelyan0Yerevan State University The relevance and application of Foucault's concept of "heterotopy" within the framework of the sociological understanding of modern urban space is substantiated. Based on the results of applied sociological research, an attempt was made to consider the space of the resort town and the urban municipal community of Tsaghkadzor as a heterotopy or space of other spaces. This approach allows us to identify the peculiarities of the combination of incongruous elements and, consequently, life contexts in a single space, which violate the seeming continuity and order of the ordinary everyday space. https://journals.ysu.am/index.php/bulletin-ysu-sociology/article/view/5636Tsakhkadzorurban spaceheterotopiaemplacementcommunitycommonplace
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Tsakhkadzor: The Space оf “Other Spaces”
Banber Erevani Hamalsarani. Sots'iologia
Tsakhkadzor
urban space
heterotopia
emplacement
community
commonplace
title Tsakhkadzor: The Space оf “Other Spaces”
title_full Tsakhkadzor: The Space оf “Other Spaces”
title_fullStr Tsakhkadzor: The Space оf “Other Spaces”
title_full_unstemmed Tsakhkadzor: The Space оf “Other Spaces”
title_short Tsakhkadzor: The Space оf “Other Spaces”
title_sort tsakhkadzor the space оf other spaces
topic Tsakhkadzor
urban space
heterotopia
emplacement
community
commonplace
url https://journals.ysu.am/index.php/bulletin-ysu-sociology/article/view/5636
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