Claudio Riga
Biographic Data
| ID | 207087 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Claudio Riga |
| GIVEN NAMES | Claudio |
| FAMILY NAME | Riga |
| SIGNATURE | RIGA C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de los Andes |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8242-6838 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Anthropology and the City. Street Art in Medellín’s Comuna 13
Urban anthropologists are shifting from traditional approaches that treated the city merely as the “object” or “context” of research, focusing instead on the city as a dynamic process, shaped and reshaped by city-making practices implemented by its inhabitants. This paper analyzes street art as both a city-making practice and as an anthropological tool for studying contemporary cities, not as “object” or “context” but as dynamic processes. The an…
Exploring the centrality and constraints of the body
This paper discusses the centrality and constraints of the body based on an ethnographic fieldwork in Comuna 13 of Medellín, Colombia. On one hand, the author highlights the methodological advantages of the body, supported by photography, to generate embodied, situated, "emplaced" knowledge. Conversely, the author acknowledges the inherent constraints of relying solely on the body to navigate the complex interplay between structural forces and li…
The jaguar and the hummingbird
This paper presents a study conducted in Comuna 13 of Medellín. The author delves into the history of Comuna 13 by giving voice to five images painted on public walls. Through these images, readers are provided with a deeper understanding of the neighborhood's history, collective memory, communal processes, changes, adaptations, and the political, economic, social, and cultural implications, including conflicts, disputes, and areas of ambiguity. …
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The jaguar and the hummingbird
This paper presents a study conducted in Comuna 13 of Medellín. The author delves into the history of Comuna 13 by giving voice to five images painted on public walls. Through these images, readers are provided with a deeper understanding of the neighborhood's history, collective memory, communal processes, changes, adaptations, and the political, economic, social, and cultural implications, including conflicts, disputes, and areas of ambiguity. …
Anthropology and the City. Street Art in Medellín’s Comuna 13
Urban anthropologists are shifting from traditional approaches that treated the city merely as the “object” or “context” of research, focusing instead on the city as a dynamic process, shaped and reshaped by city-making practices implemented by its inhabitants. This paper analyzes street art as both a city-making practice and as an anthropological tool for studying contemporary cities, not as “object” or “context” but as dynamic processes. The an…
Exploring the centrality and constraints of the body
This paper discusses the centrality and constraints of the body based on an ethnographic fieldwork in Comuna 13 of Medellín, Colombia. On one hand, the author highlights the methodological advantages of the body, supported by photography, to generate embodied, situated, "emplaced" knowledge. Conversely, the author acknowledges the inherent constraints of relying solely on the body to navigate the complex interplay between structural forces and li…
Ethnography (3 works) · Participatory Visual Research Methods (2 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Architecture, Art, Education (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Centrality (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Diversity and Impact of Dance (1 works) · Geographies of human-animal interactions (1 works)