En busca de un rumbo, mayllapipis. Imaginarios urbanos y construcción simbólica ciudadana en Cochabamba
Abstract
Este artículo analiza los imaginarios urbanos de la ciudad de Cochabamba para comprender los procesos de construcción simbólica ciudadana, lo que significa entender la relación existente entre lo tangible y lo intangible de la ciudad, como proceso de construcción de mensajes y de nuevas significaciones. Metodológicamente, se tomaron en cuenta conceptos como: objetos de exhibición, encuadres de observación y consecuencias de la mirada. La metodología fue mixta, para un universo de jóvenes de 18 a 24 años y adultos mayores (60 años en adelante). La principal contribución de esta investigación afirma que los primeros eligen los íconos representativos de la ciudad según sus vivencias próximas, mientras en los segundos son las memorias a largo plazo las que inciden más en este proceso.
This paper analyzes the urban imaginaries of Cochabamba's city to understand the symbolic citizen's construction processes. This contribution to the communicational knowledge unifies two dimensions of the city: tangible and intangible, as the process of construction of messages and new significations. To achieve that, we took some concepts like: objects of exhibition, observation frames and consequences of the look. The methodology for addressing the issue is mixt. We have worked with young people from 18 to 24 years old and third age persons (60 years old onwards). The main conclusion is that the first ones choose the representative icons from the city according to their experiences; meanwhile the second ones use their memories to achieve the same process.
This paper analyzes the urban imaginaries of Cochabamba's city to understand the symbolic citizen's construction processes. This contribution to the communicational knowledge unifies two dimensions of the city: tangible and intangible, as the process of construction of messages and new significations. To achieve that, we took some concepts like: objects of exhibition, observation frames and consequences of the look. The methodology for addressing the issue is mixt. We have worked with young people from 18 to 24 years old and third age persons (60 years old onwards). The main conclusion is that the first ones choose the representative icons from the city according to their experiences; meanwhile the second ones use their memories to achieve the same process.
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Vol. 18, No. 27