EVERYDAY HERITAGE AND PLACE-MAKING

• Authors: Giombini Lisa
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this paper, I combine sources from environmental psychology with insights from the everyday aesthetics literature to explore the concept of ‘everyday heritage’, formerly introduced by Saruhan Mosler (2019). Highlighting the potential of heritage in its everyday context shows that symbolic, aesthetic, and broadly conceived affective factors may be as important as architectural, historical, and artistic issues when it comes to conceiving of heritage value. Indeed, there seems to be more to a heritage site than its official inscription on the UNESCO register. A place is included as a part of our heritage primarily because it matters to us. People live in, form relationships with, and derive existential and affective meanings from it. Above and beyond its official significance, a heritage site is thus a living dimension that plays a vital role in the everyday life and social practices of people, who transform it into a place of human significance.

Keywords

EN

EVERYDAY HERITAGE; PLACE-MAKING; FAMILIARITY; AESTHETICS

• Publisher: Society for Aesthetics in Slovakia ad Institute of Aesthetics and Art Culture
• Journal: ESPES
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 50 – 61

Contributors

author

Giombini Lisa

• Roma Tre University, Department of Philosophy, Communication and Performing Arts, Via Ostiense, 234-236, 00154 Rome, Italy