Reclaiming the Streets
Sarah Nicholson | 09.03.2001 10:27
"Reclaiming the Streets" discusses Reclaim the Streets, Sydney (Australia) in its relationship to public space, subcultural identity, community, performance, dance, carnival and culture.
"Reclaiming the Streets" is a discussion paper about Reclaim the Streets, Sydney (Australia) organised into the following chapters:
HISTORY , MOVEMENT, ISSUES
THE CAR AND URBAN SPACE
PUBLIC SPACE
THE PARTY
DOOF
RECLAIM THE STREETS AS SUBCULTURE
SUBCULTURAL STYLE : IDENTIFICATION AND COMMUNITY
RECLAIM THE STREETS AS PERFORMANCE
CONSTRUCTING REALITY
PLEASURE : DANCE AND THE BODY
CARNIVAL
CONCLUSIONS
It was written as a thesis paper for Contemporary Arts Honours research (University of Western Sydney ). The version posted is an abridged version, adpated for presentation at the Centre for Popular Education , University of Technology Sydney conference in 1999. It is important that this paper be read in context of the fact that it was written in 1998 as an academic analysis of RTS and makes reference to RTS UK.
The full story can be found at Independent Media Sydney :
http://sydney.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=2591&group=webcast
HISTORY , MOVEMENT, ISSUES
THE CAR AND URBAN SPACE
PUBLIC SPACE
THE PARTY
DOOF
RECLAIM THE STREETS AS SUBCULTURE
SUBCULTURAL STYLE : IDENTIFICATION AND COMMUNITY
RECLAIM THE STREETS AS PERFORMANCE
CONSTRUCTING REALITY
PLEASURE : DANCE AND THE BODY
CARNIVAL
CONCLUSIONS
It was written as a thesis paper for Contemporary Arts Honours research (University of Western Sydney ). The version posted is an abridged version, adpated for presentation at the Centre for Popular Education , University of Technology Sydney conference in 1999. It is important that this paper be read in context of the fact that it was written in 1998 as an academic analysis of RTS and makes reference to RTS UK.
The full story can be found at Independent Media Sydney :
http://sydney.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=2591&group=webcast
Sarah Nicholson
e-mail:
sassn@hotmail.com