VIVANDERAS, GANGOCHOS AND MINDALAS: SOCIAL MEMORY OF THE MARKETS OF THE HISTORICAL CENTER OF CUENCA IN THE 20TH CENTURY

THIS PROJECT AIMS TO STUDY THE HISTORY AND SOCIAL MEMORY OF THE MARKETS IN THE HISTORICAL CENTER OF CUENCA (OCTOBER 9, AUGUST 10 AND NOVEMBER 3), AS PART OF THE URBAN CONFIGURATION OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY. THE RESEARCH FOCUSES ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF HISTORY AND SOCIAL MEMORY SITUATED IN THE URBAN CONFIGURATION, HIGHLIGHTING THE ROLE OF MARKETS IN DAILY LIFE, IN COUNTRY-CITY RELATIONSHIPS, IN THE FORMATION OF COLLECTIVE MEMORIES AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE CONFIGURATION OF THE SOCIAL AND URBAN FABRIC CONTEMPORARY. THIS RESEARCH WILL HAVE A QUALITATIVE APPROACH, FROM THE LOOK OF SOCIAL HISTORY AND URBAN HISTORY. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES WILL BE USED SUCH AS THE ANALYSIS OF DATABASES, FILES AND SPECIALIZED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INTERVIEWS AND PARTICIPATORY WORKSHOPS TO RECONSTRUCT THE SOCIAL MEMORY OF THE MARKETS AND AN ARTISTIC-PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION THAT SHOWS THE STUDY. FINALLY, THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE AS RESULTS CONTEXTUALIZED INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THESE MARKETS AND THEIR DYNAMICS, REVALUING INTANGIBLE HERITAGE AND CULTURE AS ESSENTIAL SOURCES FOR MEMORY.

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