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Discreet Charm of Nationalistic Narratives. Of Spaces, Places and Gender in Media Discourses
Discreet Charm of Nationalistic Narratives. Of Spaces, Places and Gender in Media Discourses

Author(s): Korana Radman
Subject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Hrvatsko etnološko društvo
Keywords: nationalism; symbolic geographies; gendered spaces; Cvjetni

Summary/Abstract: 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.

  • Issue Year: 42/2012
  • Issue No: 35
  • Page Range: 225-241
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English