Bricks in the Making of Race and Place: Excavating a Lieu de Souvenir in New Orleans

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-32
Author(s):  
Angel Adams Parham

This essay facilitates a multi-dimensional immersion into the life and rhythms of New Orleans, an entrée to the past that equips us to better understand the present and, from there, critically and creatively to envision our possible futures together. We explore the Faubourg Tremé by traversing layers of its lieux de souvenir - places of remembering, a concept inspired by but distinct from Pierre Nora’s lieux de mémoire - across three time periods. Each lieu de souvenir we visit from 1720 to the present will highlight material and symbolic foundations in Tremé that help us to understand key aspects of New Orleans’s past and present. The object that will guide our travel and meditation through each layer is the lowly but highly serviceable brick. At a purely material level, bricks are the literal building blocks of the city. Roads were paved with them and homes and other buildings were constructed with bricks as well. And at a symbolic level, bricks carry multiple rich and complex significations: Who makes them? How does their manufacturing shape the lives of the laborers who create them? Who buys them, and who profits from their sale? Tracing the brick and its uses throughout each lieu de souvenir sheds light on key social relationships, inequalities, and cultural practices that form the foundation of New Orleans’s past and present.

Author(s):  
Reva Marin

This chapter considers accounts of jazz interracialism offered by New Orleanian-raised musicians Tom Sancton and “Wingy” Manone. Although separated by two generations and sharply divergent socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, Manone and Sancton both foreground the significance of their immersion experiences in New Orleans’ complex multiracial and multicultural environments in shaping their views on race and jazz authenticity. In contrast to Bob Wilber’s colorblind view of jazz history and his geographical distance from New Orleans, Manone and Sancton establish race and place as key to their constructions of their jazz selves. Their rich descriptions of the cultural practices and landmarks of New Orleans—the second line, fish fries, the blackberry woman, Preservation Hall, among others—offer compelling evidence of the city’s unique cultural mixing that was central to the development of jazz.


The Forum ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-130
Author(s):  
Mirya R. Holman ◽  
J. Celeste Lay

AbstractIn 2005, Hurricane Katrina led to substantial demographic changes in New Orleans. The city lost large numbers of its African American population and became more diverse with the arrival of more Latino migrants and more highly educated, affluent white newcomers. Demographic change has the potential to depress political trust, efficacy, and trust in others. In this essay, we show that more than 10 years after Katrina, neither white nor Black New Orleanians trust local or national government. Black residents, particularly Black women, are generally more distrustful of their neighbors, whites, Latinos, and newcomers in the city. White newcomers are more efficacious and trusting than pre-Katrina white residents. These findings provide more evidence for the thesis that race and place shape trust and that Katrina continues to have an impact on New Orleans in distinctly racialized ways.


2013 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Gilbert ◽  
Kevin McCaffrey

In post-Katrina New Orleans, creative artists took responsibility for remembering the disaster and re-visioning the city. This collection of articles and photographs offers a glimpse into the still-emerging effort to think through the past and envision the future of life and art in New Orleans.


2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Morgan Parmett

This article compares the HBO series Treme to an earlier television series that was also set in the Tremé neighborhood— Frank’s Place. I suggest that whereas for Frank’s Place, media scholars’ emphasis on the show’s representational practices of race and place was entirely appropriate, these questions are not sufficient to make sense of Treme. The latter enjoins media scholars to ask a different set of questions that examine both the show’s practices within the city as well as the city’s practices that implicate the show. Specifically, I suggest that the show requires an analysis of labor and hiring practices, tourism, and corporate social responsibility in the city. In so doing, I propose considering Treme not in terms of its representational practices, but rather, as a set of spatial practices bound up with the material production of city space as well as its citizen-subjects.


Author(s):  
Я.А. КРЕКОВА ◽  
С.В. ЗАЛЕСОВ ◽  
М.В. СОЛОВЬЕВА

Интродукции растений отведена большая роль в обогащении районов с бедным флористическом со- ставом и увеличении разнообразия «полезных» для человека растений. Перенос растений человеком из одних районов в другие начался далеко в прошлом, продолжается до настоящего времени и обусловлен желанием создания лучших условий существования. Так, новые растения (при успешной интродукции) в различные временные периоды использовались для пищевых целей, в лесном хозяйстве и озеленении. В настоящее время многие интродуцированные виды растений стали настолько привычными в нашей повседневной жизни, что их отсутствие вызвало бы недоумение. В статье приведена информация о возникновении интродукционных пунктов на территории северной части Республики Казахстан. Освещены основные этапы распространения новых видов в озеленитель- ные насаждения района исследования. Представлен ассортимент видов растений, наиболее устойчивых к условиям Северного Казахстана. По результатам наблюдений для внедрения в озеленительные по- садки пригодны 233 вида, формы и сорта интродуцентов древесно-кустарниковых растений. Проведен анализ видового разнообразия интродуцентов на примере г. Щучинска. Посадки города представлены 65 видами, сортами и формами растений, относящихся к 47 родам и 20 семействам. Из всех выявленных видов наибольшая встречаемость была у клена ясенелистного, который является инвазионным видом. В результате проведенного анализа выявлено, что в озеленительных посадках северных городов Казах- стана применяется ограниченное количество видов растений. Plant introduction plays a major role in enriching areas with poor fl oristic composition and increasing the diversity of plants “useful” for humans. The transfer of plants by humans from one region to another began far in the past, continues to the present time, and is due to the desire to create better living conditions. Thus, new plants (if successfully introduced) were used for food purposes, forestry, and landscaping at various time periods. Currently, many introduced plant species have become so familiar in our daily lives that their absence would leave perplexed. The article provides information about the emergence of introduction points in the northern part of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The main stages of the spread of new species in the landscaping areas of the study area are highlighted. The assortment of plant species that are most resistant to the conditions of Northern Kazakhstan is presented. According to the results of observations, 233 species, forms and varieties of introduced tree and shrub plants are suitable for introduction into landscaping plantings. The analysis of the species diversity of introduced species is carried out using the example of Shchuchinsk. The plantations of the city are represented by 65 species, varieties and forms of plants belonging to 47 genera and 20 families. Of all the identifi ed species, the highest occurrence was in the ash-leaved maple, which is an invasive species. As a result of the analysis, it was revealed that a limited number of plant species are used in landscaping plantations of the northern cities of Kazakhstan.


2017 ◽  
pp. 79-112
Author(s):  
Paola Ramassa ◽  
Costanza Di Fabio

This paper aims at contributing to financial reporting literature by proposing a conceptual interpretative model to analyse the corporate use of social media for financial communication purposes. In this perspective, the FIRE model provides a framework to study social media shifting the focus on the distinctive features that might enhance web investor relations. The model highlights these features through four building blocks: (i) firm identity (F); (ii) information posting (I); (iii) reputation (R); and (iv) exchange and diffusion (E). They represent key aspects to explore corporate communication activities and might offer a framework to interpret to what degree corporate web financial reporting exploits the potential of social media. Accordingly, the paper proposes metrics based on this model aimed at capturing the interactivity of corporate communications via social media, with a particular focus on web financial reporting. It tries to show the potential of this model by illustrating an exploratory empirical analysis investigating to what extent companies use social media for financial reporting purposes and whether firms are taking advantage of Twitter distinctive features of interaction and diffusion.


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-120
Author(s):  
Cecília Avelino Barbosa

Place branding is a network of associations in the consumer’s mind, based on the visual, verbal, and behavioral expression of a place. Food can be an important tool to summarize it as it is part of the culture of a city and its symbolic capital. Food is imaginary, a ritual and a social construction. This paper aims to explore a ritual that has turned into one of the brands of Lisbon in the past few years. The fresh sardines barbecued out of doors, during Saint Anthony’s festival, has become a symbol that can be found on t-shirts, magnets and all kinds of souvenirs. Over the year, tourists can buy sardine shaped objects in very cheap stores to luxurious shops. There is even a whole boutique dedicated to the fish: “The Fantastic World of Portuguese Sardines” and an annual competition promoted by the city council to choose the five most emblematic designs of sardines. In order to analyze the Sardine phenomenon from a city branding point of view, the objective of this paper is to comprehend what associations are made by foreigners when they are outside of Lisbon. As a methodological procedure five design sardines, were used of last year to questioning to which city they relate them in interviews carried in Madrid, Lyon, Rome and London. Upon completion of the analysis, the results of the city branding strategy adopted by the city council to promote the sardines as the official symbol of Lisbon is seen as a Folkmarketing action. The effects are positive, but still quite local. On the other hand, significant participation of the Lisbon´s dwellers in the Sardine Contest was observed, which seems to be a good way to promote the city identity and pride in their best ambassador: the citizens.


2020 ◽  
pp. 187-192
Author(s):  
S.A. Popov

The article deals with the problem of collecting, preserving and researching the disappeared names of localities in the subjects of the Russian Federation, which for centuries have become an integral part of the historical and cultural heritage of the peoples of our country. The author believes that only a comprehensive analysis of the past oikonyms in nominational, lexical-semantic, historical-cultural, historical-ethnographic, local history aspects will restore the linguistic and cultural systems of different time periods in different microareals of the Russian Federation. The author comes to the conclusion that in order to preserve the historical memory of the disappeared names of geographical objects, local researchers need the support of regional state authorities and local self-government.


2019 ◽  
pp. 98-100
Author(s):  
Д. М. Кудайбердиева

Аннотация. В данной статье рассматривается проблема восприятия городской среды студентами из города и сельской местности. Обозначены определения терминов «среда», «пространственная среда», «городская среда». Проведено экспериментальное сравнительное исследование особенностей восприятия города Бишкек городскими и сельскими студентами в количестве 50 человек. Статья содержит результаты проведенного анализа исследования. Выявлены различия и сходства в восприятии города Бишкек у студентов двух групп. В контексте восприятия города изучена неудовлетворенность прошлым и настоящим временем, трудности языкового барьера у студентов из сельской местности. Также было выявлено, что актуальной для студентов обеих групп является потребность в социальных контактах, общении, включенности в социум. Полученные результаты будут иметь пользу в проведении воспитательной работы со студентами из сельской местности, в оказании поддержки им в период адаптации с учетом особенностей восприятия города студентами. Ключевые слова. среда, городская среда, восприятие пространства, городские студенты, сельские студенты, восприятие города Бишкек, неудовлетворенность прошлым и настоящим, языковой барьер, учеба в городе, сходства и различия в восприятии города. Аннотация. Бул макалада шаардык жана айылдан келген студенттердин шаардык чөйрөнү кабыл алуу көйгөйү каралган. «Чөйрө», «мейкиндик чөйрө», «шаардык чөйрө» терминдеринин түшүнүктөрү келтирилген. 50 адамдан турган шаардык жана айылдык студенттердин Бишкек шаарын кабыл алуу өзгөчөлүктөрүнө эксперименталдык салыштырма изилдөө жүргүзүлгөн. Макалада изилдөөнүн анализ жыйынтыктары камтылган. Эки студенттик топторунун Бишкек шаарын кабыл алуусунун айырмачылыктары жана окшоштуктары белгиленген. Шаарды кабыл алуу контекстинде өткөн жана учур чактарга канагаттанбоо, тил барьеринин кыйынчылыктары изилденди. Ошондой эле студенттердин эки тобуна актуалдуу болуп социалдык катнаштарга, баарлашууга, коомго кошулуу муктаждыгы белгиленүүдө. Алынган жыйынтыктар студенттердин шаарды кабыл алуу өзгөчөлүктөрүнө эске алып, айылдан келген студенттерге адаптация убагында колдоо көрсөтүү максатында тарбиялык иштерди жүргүзүүдө жардам берет. Түйүндүү сөздөр. Чөйрө, шаардык чөйрө, мейкиндикти кабыл алуу, шаардык студенттер, айылдык студенттер, Бишкек шаарын кабыл алуу, өткөн жана учур чакка канагаттанбоо, тил барьери, шаарда окуу, шаарды кабыл алуусунун айырмачылыктары жана окшоштуктары. Annotation. This article addresses the problem of perception of the urban environment by students from the city and countryside. The definitions of the terms “environment”, “spatial environment”, and “urban environment” are indicated. An experimental comparative study of the characteristics of the perception of the city of Bishkek by urban and rural students in the amount of 50 people was conducted. The article contains the results of the analysis of the study. The differences and similarities in the perception of the city of Bishkek among students of the two groups are revealed. In the context of the perception of the city, dissatisfaction with the past and the present has been studied, and the difficulties of the language barrier among students from rural areas. It was also revealed that the need for social contacts, communication, inclusion in society is relevant for students of both groups. The results will have the benefit of conducting educational work with students from rural areas, in providing support to them during the adaptation period, taking into account the peculiarities of the perception of the city by students. Кeywords. Environment, urban environment, space perception, urban students, rural students, perception of the city of Bishkek, dissatisfaction with the past and the present, language barrier, studying in the city, similarities and differences in the perception of the city.


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