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“East meets West” – on studying the “Eastern” housing estates through the “Western” concepts and approaches
| Název česky | "Východ potkává Západ" - o studiu "východních" sídlišť prostřednictvím "západních" konceptů a přístupů |
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| Rok publikování | 2017 |
| Druh | Vyžádané přednášky |
| Fakulta / Pracoviště MU | |
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| Popis | The paper is directly associated with the international conference “East meets West – contemporary urban issues revisited”. The main objective of the paper is to provide the readers with ideas related to the possibilities of studying the “eastern” (post-socialist) housing estates through selected “western” concepts including the representation, symbolism, discourse and identity; the everydayness, the everyday life/activities/routines, embodiment and emotions; the complexity of relations including the materiality or socio-technical setup of places. The paper consists of three main parts: in the introductory part, the basic information and knowledge regarding (large) housing estates are being concisely presented and discussed. By means of illustrative examples, the second main part of the paper covers the brief presentation of selected “western” concepts. The final part focuses on the discussion of the concepts’ usefulness and of the methods through which they can be utilized. The main resulting ideas and conclusions of the paper can be stated as follows: - the particular housing estates in CEE countries find themselves in a common, yet at the same time always in a way or another specific and individual “post-socialist situation”; - to understand the situation of particular housing estate means to understand the structural influences as well as the agency of particular (local) actors, either human or non-human; - housing estates can be seen as dynamic, ever-changing socio-technical-spatial formations constantly passing through a continuous process of (re)production by various forces and (power) relations. |