A postcolonial gaze on monumentality: the need for interdisciplinary approaches

This article is a reflection on a master thesis. The article tries to unravel some of the interdisciplinary keys present in the work and necessary for the development of research on Public Space and Public Art. At the same time argues in favor of “post colonial” reading over the-produced space by th...

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Published in:On the w@terfront (Barcelona) 2012-01 (20 A postcolonial gaze on monumentality. Issues on theory and interdisciplinarity III), p.5-10
Main Authors: Leal, Cunha, Remesar, Antoni
Format: Article
Language:cat ; eng
Subjects:
Art públic
Civic Participation
Espais públics
Postcolonialism
Postcolonialisme
Public Art
Public spaces
Urban Design
Urban Governanceen
Urban Regeneration
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Summary:This article is a reflection on a master thesis. The article tries to unravel some of the interdisciplinary keys present in the work and necessary for the development of research on Public Space and Public Art. At the same time argues in favor of “post colonial” reading over the-produced space by the colonial powers, both in terms of its structural dimension and in the dimension of “decorum”.
ISSN:1139-7365
1139-7365