VERSUS n. 109-110-111 (january-december 2009)

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Il senso dei luoghi. Riflessioni e analisi semiotiche

Isbn: NA Issn: 0393-8255

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Although the analysis of the spacial dimension is long part of semiotic interests (see in this regard for example Versus, n. 73/74), in recent years research has focused particularly on the connection between places, performances and sensible experience, in the belief that the activities that occur in a more or less defined place (like the city, the places of consumption or the cultural sites) contribute to build a sense of place. This volume is part of this reflection on uses and transformations of the space (urban and non urban), by assuming that semiotic theory and methods can effectively help in the analysis of a city, an architectural space or a landscape. The essays in the volume focus their attention primarily on the ways in which space tends to produce a certain type of conduct and social practices able to modify or invest in value certain places.