The Discreet Charms of the Nationalistic Narratives: Of spaces, places and gender in media discourses about ‘Cvjetni’

Sažetak

Tending to media discourses about a recent gentrification project in Zagreb, the author has attempted to explore the relationship between place, identity and gender. What made this issue particularly interesting were the discourses that legitimized the project, which consistently countered the discussion about the pitfalls of gentrification with narratives about values, national interests and the importance of leaving the socialist past behind. The analysis of those discourses also addresses their potential gender aspect, which is discussed in relation as to how and through which means, places can be considered as gendered.