Abstract

CARMO, André. Reclaim the streets: the protestival and the creative transformation of the city. Finisterra [online]. 2012, n.94, pp.103-118. ISSN 0430-5027.

The main goal of this article is to reflect upon the relationship between creativity and urban transformation. It stems from the assumption that creativity has a paradoxical nature as it is simultaneously used for the production of the neoliberal city and by those seeking to challenge it and build alternative urban realities. First, we put forth a critical review of the creative city narrative, focused on Richard Florida's work, as it progressively became fundamental for the neoliberal city. Afterwards, and contrasting with that dominant narrative, we describe a trajectory of Reclaim the Streets that provides the basis for our discussion of the protestival (protest + carnival) as its main creative force of urban transformation

Keywords : Creativity; urban transformation; Reclaim the Streets; protestival.

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