A Space Under Construction
The Spatio-Temporal Constellation of Esma inEl Predio
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2170141 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pamela Colombo (0000-0002-3802-9728, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 497-515 |
| Publication date | 2012-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-9325 • E-ISSN: 1469-9575 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13569325.2012.744739 |
| OpenAlex | W2063391438 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 15 |
In this article, I look at the relationship between concentrationary space and images, taking as my focus an analysis of the documentary El Predio (The Site) filmed by Jonathan Perel inside the Escuela de Mecánica de la Armada (The Navy Mechanics School) (ESMA). The analysis is framed by three theoretical perspectives which throw light on different but essential aspects of the concentrationary space: space as lived/imagined (Henri Lefebvre), space as tour or itinerary (Michel de Certeau) and space as constellation (Walter Benjamin). In the first section I analyse how ESMA is ‘under construction’ in a double sense: both because of the alteration-repair of its ruins and because of the open and unfinished character of the space in itself, here using the idea of the social production of space developed by Lefebvre. In the second section, basing myself on de Certeau's practice of everyday life, I problematise the different types of maps or itineraries that can be made of the space of ESMA. In the last section, framing my reflections within ideas developed by Benjamin, I propose to use the term constellation to give an account of the peculiar manner in which the concentrationary world is constituted by intersections and superimpositions of different spaces and times
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |