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Streets in Nikšić as a mirror of urban life and culture

Authors :
Luka Rakojevic
Source :
Glasnik Etnografskog Instituta SANU, Vol 69, Iss 1, Pp 227-238 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Institute of Ethnography, SASA, Belgrade, 2021.

Abstract

The paper deals with history, culture and urban life portrayed through the life of streets. This topic is particularly interesting bearing in mind that this town is extremely significant cultural center in Montenegrin framework. Its story has mostly been written informally, in a street or a caf?. It covers the period from late XIX century until the end of XX century. The text represents a particular interrelation between certain urbanity characteristics which are connected to different aspects of life and work. It also deals with relationships between streets and bohemian lifestyle of this town, literary inspirations, heroic figures and certain peculiar persons who found their place in the spirit of a place of turbulent history and rich culture. Few monuments, being important stops and symbols of Niksic past, have also been described. Abundance of quotations and references permeate through the text, covering historical, scientific and theoretical sources and thus allowing us to have an integral overview on the life of a street in this town. The paper belongs to the field of urban culture research's and encompasses different kinds of sources - from scientific papers and literary works and travelogues to newspapers articles.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23348259 and 03500861
Volume :
69
Issue :
1
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Glasnik Etnografskog Instituta SANU
Accession number :
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