Abstract

CARMO, André; MATOS, Filipe  and  PEREIRA, Sónia. Urban regeneration through culture and arts: The case of Barreiro. Forum Sociológico [online]. 2019, n.35, pp.61-70.  Epub July 28, 2021. ISSN 0872-8380.  https://doi.org/10.4000/sociologico.8670.

Adopting an eminently hermeneutic-interpretative perspective, centered on the analysis of discourse and representations, this article aims to contribute to the understanding of the current process of urban regeneration of Barreiro. If, on the one hand, it emphasizes the role that culture and the arts play in it, on the other, it also seeks to describe and interpret the relations that are established with memory and identity, as constitutive and defining features of a territory deeply marked by its past. From the critical reading of a set of 15 interviews conducted with key actors who have a thorough knowledge of the local reality, present and past, we seek to reconstruct an intelligible narrative that helps us interrogate, problematize and make sense of the process, namely in terms of interrelationships and existing socio-territorial dynamics and underlying discourses.

Keywords : Barreiro; urban regeneration; culture; arts.

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