Civilizing the city center”
Symbolic spaces and narratives of the nation in Yerevan's post-Soviet landscape
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11046264 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Diana K Ter-Ghazaryan (University of Miami, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 570-589 |
| Publication date | 2013-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nationalities Papers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-5992 • E-ISSN: 1465-3923 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00905992.2013.802766 |
| OpenAlex | W2059690139 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 9 |
In the years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the landscape of Armenia's capital has transformed tremendously. Promoting a new vision for the city, Armenia's political elites have imbued the urban landscape of Yerevan with narratives of modernization, progress and a renewed sense of nationalism. While this new vision is noticeable throughout Yerevan's landscape, it is most apparent in three places in the center of Yerevan - Opera Square, Northern Avenue and Republic Square. These three prominent places represent the vision that the Armenian elites have for the city of Yerevan, while at the same time serving as backdrops for the expression of a critical voice regarding the changing urban landscape from the local residents. These three places are compelling representations of the tensions and struggles that are present in contemporary Armenian society. In this article, I examine the symbols and narratives that Armenia's elites produce and promote in and via these places, and consider the complicated set of reactions from residents that have formed in response
Ancient history · Armenian · Art · Geography · Modernization theory · Narrative · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · History · Law · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration · Turkey's Politics and Society
Introduction. Exploring 'Roots' Mobilities and Making a Homeland
Chapter 3. Travelling the Homeland - Diasporic Youth
Chapter 1. Repositioning the Homeland
Transliteration Note
Conclusion
Chapter 4. Constructing Bonds to the Homeland - Diasporic Culture of Philanthropy
Glossaries
Chapter 5. Making the Homeland - Creating Visceral Connections
Map of the South Caucasus
Chapter 2. Discovering the Homeland - A New Generation of Armenian Diasporic Organisations
Yerevan “Unarchitected”
Making a Homeland
Dances with oligarchs
Ala-Too as the Main City/Country Square
The ludic lives of memoryscapes
The second generation of post-socialist change
The power of place, or powerless places? Hybrid attitudes towards Soviet symbols in post-Soviet Georgia
The role of architecture in the Republic of Georgia's European aspirations
The Post-Soviet City as a Communal Apartment
Where the Aura of a Tyrant Remains”
Urban Public Spaces
The violence of spectacle
| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |