Prethodno priopćenje
Social Dynamics and Symbolization of Space. Research on the Construction of the Mental Maps of the Citizens of Vukovar
Mateo Žanić
; Institut društvenih znanosti „Ivo Pilar“ – Centar Vukovar
Sažetak
This paper analyzes the communication process in which individual urban symbols are formed and the ways in which their collective reception takes place. In this context, the paper examines how the symbols in the city of Vukovar have been formed at the level of imaginary characteristics, as well as the extent to which these symbols affect the formation of the mental maps of the citizens. The paper also looks at the attitudes towards the desirability of exposure of various historical periods and events in Vukovar’s Municipal Museum.
The research was conducted in Vukovar in 2012. The hypothesis that the education of respondents will not affect the evaluation of the features of the city or the desirability of certain facilities in the museum was confirmed. The second hypothesis was also confirmed - that the members of two main ethnic groups in Vukovar will value differently the symbols that reflect the importance of 20th century wars for the city’s identity. However, the research did not confirm the hypothesis that age will not affect the evaluation of urban symbols.
Ključne riječi
mental maps; symbols; Vukovar; collective memory; city features
Hrčak ID:
125464
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.7.2014.
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