Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaMovement in the streets: Significant spatial features of the historic center of Quito
The urban imaginary of the historical centre of Quito is strongly linked to the configuration of the Ecuadorian national identity and to the official patrimonial discourse which guide the planning and management of the city centre while ignoring the daily spatial relationships and local memories tha...
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Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador
2023
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| author | Piñeiros, Estefanía |
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| description | The urban imaginary of the historical centre of Quito is strongly linked to the configuration of the Ecuadorian national identity and to the official patrimonial discourse which guide the planning and management of the city centre while ignoring the daily spatial relationships and local memories that make up a different city. Therefore, this research seeks to understand how the residents, merchants and artisans of the city centre experience, think and value their space. This research uses a mobile ethnography and combines different qualitative tools such as mapping and photography to analyse corporeal and affective experiences in the city. The inhabitants use the notion of movement to describe an abundant flow of people, money and goods in different places and streets. The research identifies a variety of places in and around the historic centre remembered by the inhabitants for their movement and related to positive emotions and a sense of place. The article identifies and discusses how the relationship between movement, transportation and popular commerce generates affective atmospheres and problematizes the loss of movement of different public spaces that are currently perceived by the inhabitants as empty and dead. The article proposes that the places of movement evoke another type of popular imaginary and generate an alternative urban identity.
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| spelling | iconos-article-55092023-05-01T17:35:58Z Movement in the streets: Significant spatial features of the historic center of Quito Movimiento en las calles: rasgo espacial significativo del centro histórico de Quito Movimento nas ruas: característica espacial significativa do centro histórico de Quito Piñeiros, Estefanía afetividade comércio etnografia imaginário movimento cidade afectividad comercio etnografía imaginario movimiento urbe affect commerce ethnography imagination movement city The urban imaginary of the historical centre of Quito is strongly linked to the configuration of the Ecuadorian national identity and to the official patrimonial discourse which guide the planning and management of the city centre while ignoring the daily spatial relationships and local memories that make up a different city. Therefore, this research seeks to understand how the residents, merchants and artisans of the city centre experience, think and value their space. This research uses a mobile ethnography and combines different qualitative tools such as mapping and photography to analyse corporeal and affective experiences in the city. The inhabitants use the notion of movement to describe an abundant flow of people, money and goods in different places and streets. The research identifies a variety of places in and around the historic centre remembered by the inhabitants for their movement and related to positive emotions and a sense of place. The article identifies and discusses how the relationship between movement, transportation and popular commerce generates affective atmospheres and problematizes the loss of movement of different public spaces that are currently perceived by the inhabitants as empty and dead. The article proposes that the places of movement evoke another type of popular imaginary and generate an alternative urban identity. Un imaginario urbano del centro histórico de Quito ligado a la configuración de la identidad nacional ecuatoriana y al discurso patrimonial oficial guía su planificación y gestión, mientras ignora las relaciones espaciales cotidianas y las memorias locales que configuran una ciudad diferente. En este artículo se analiza cómo residentes, comerciantes, artesanos y artesanas del centro de la urbe quiteña experimentan, piensan y valoran su espacio. Se utiliza una etnografía móvil en la que se combinan distintas herramientas cualitativas, como el mapeo y la fotografía, para examinar experiencias corpóreas y afectivas. Se identifica una variedad de lugares dentro y alrededor del centro histórico, cuya memoria se basa en el movimiento y la relación con emociones positivas y un sentido de lugar de parte de la gente que lo ocupa. Con el artículo se propone que quienes habitan el centro histórico utilizan la noción de movimiento para describir un abundante flujo de personas, dinero y bienes en distintos sitios y calles; en contraste se problematiza la pérdida de este en distintos espacios públicos que, en la segunda década del siglo XXI, son percibidos por sus habitantes como vacíos y muertos. Se concluye discutiendo cómo la relación entre movimiento, transporte y comercio popular genera atmósferas afectivas, evoca otro tipo de imaginario popular y plantea una identidad urbana alternativa. Um imaginário urbano do centro histórico de Quito vinculado à configuração da identidade nacional equatoriana e ao discurso patrimonial oficial orienta seu planejamento e gestão, ignorando as relações espaciais cotidianas e as memórias locais que compõem uma cidade diferente. Este artigo analisa como moradores, comerciantes, artesãs e artesãos do centro da cidade de Quito vivenciam, pensam e valorizam seu espaço. Uma etnografia móvel é usada na qual diferentes ferramentas qualitativas, como mapeamento e fotografia, são combinadas para examinar experiências corporais e afetivas. No interior e nas imediações do centro histórico identificam-se diversos lugares, cuja memória assenta no movimento e na relação com emoções positivas e sentido de pertencimento por parte das pessoas que o ocupam. Com o artigo propõe-se que aqueles que habitam o centro histórico usem a noção de movimento para descrever um fluxo abundante de pessoas, dinheiro e mercadorias em diferentes lugares e ruas. Em contraste, a perda deste é problematizada em diferentes espaços públicos que, na segunda década do século XXI, são percebidos por seus habitantes como vazios e mortos. Conclui-se discutindo como a relação entre movimento, transporte e comércio popular gera atmosferas afetivas, evoca outro tipo de imaginário popular e propõe uma identidade urbana alternativa. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador 2023-05-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf text/html text/xml application/epub+zip https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5509 10.17141/iconos.76.2023.5509 Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; Núm. 76 (2023): Covid-19: de la política a las políticas públicas en América Latina ; 187-209 Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; n. 76 (2023): COVID-19: da política às políticas públicas na América Latina; 187-209 Íconos. Revista de Ciencias Sociales; No. 76 (2023): Covid-19: From politics to public policy in Latin America; 187-209 1390-8065 1390-1249 spa https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5509/4360 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5509/4415 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5509/4416 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5509/4417 Derechos de autor 2023 Estefania Daniela Piñeiros Carrea https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.es_ES |
| spellingShingle | Piñeiros, Estefanía Movement in the streets: Significant spatial features of the historic center of Quito |
| title | Movement in the streets: Significant spatial features of the historic center of Quito |
| title_full | Movement in the streets: Significant spatial features of the historic center of Quito |
| title_fullStr | Movement in the streets: Significant spatial features of the historic center of Quito |
| title_full_unstemmed | Movement in the streets: Significant spatial features of the historic center of Quito |
| title_short | Movement in the streets: Significant spatial features of the historic center of Quito |
| title_sort | movement in the streets: significant spatial features of the historic center of quito |
| url | https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5509 |