{"title":"Spatial Imaginaries “from the Ground”: Framing Fez’s Medina Contemporary Identity","authors":"Sandra Guinand, Dimitra Kanellopoulou","doi":"10.1080/2159032x.2023.2268319","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTThe medina of Fez started to play a key role in the tourism industry after the Second World War (Girard, M. 2006a. “Imaginaire touristique et émotion patrimoniale dans la medina de Fès (Maroc).” Culture & Musées 8: 61–90). The city’s image, traditionally linked to craftsmen, religious buildings and cultural heritage has contributed to the tourism industry and put Fez on the international map of world destinations. Labeled in 1981 as a World Heritage site, it has been experiencing government-orchestrated rehabilitations parallel to private investments in built heritage. Contributing to the economic development of the city, these investments have also transformed the image of the medina. A flourishing touristic destination and an urban environment of daily life shape the contemporary identity of the medina, structured around plural social imaginaries sometimes complementary and sometimes competing with one another. The paper qualitatively addresses the transformation of Fez’s medina from the angle of spatial imaginaries considering the latter as a defining factor in the formation of the medina’s contemporary identity. It discusses the emergence of new spatial imaginaries, which are thriving daily at the crossroads of diverse practices and initiatives of local and international actors. Results suggest that further understanding of the conditions of emergence, and spatial expression of these imaginaries can contribute to the debate on the development of historical medina in Morocco while highlighting the forces of reinvention of local identity.KEYWORDS: ImaginariesmedinaidentityheritageFeztourism development Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.","PeriodicalId":44088,"journal":{"name":"Heritage and Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8000,"publicationDate":"2023-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Heritage and Society","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/2159032x.2023.2268319","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACTThe medina of Fez started to play a key role in the tourism industry after the Second World War (Girard, M. 2006a. “Imaginaire touristique et émotion patrimoniale dans la medina de Fès (Maroc).” Culture & Musées 8: 61–90). The city’s image, traditionally linked to craftsmen, religious buildings and cultural heritage has contributed to the tourism industry and put Fez on the international map of world destinations. Labeled in 1981 as a World Heritage site, it has been experiencing government-orchestrated rehabilitations parallel to private investments in built heritage. Contributing to the economic development of the city, these investments have also transformed the image of the medina. A flourishing touristic destination and an urban environment of daily life shape the contemporary identity of the medina, structured around plural social imaginaries sometimes complementary and sometimes competing with one another. The paper qualitatively addresses the transformation of Fez’s medina from the angle of spatial imaginaries considering the latter as a defining factor in the formation of the medina’s contemporary identity. It discusses the emergence of new spatial imaginaries, which are thriving daily at the crossroads of diverse practices and initiatives of local and international actors. Results suggest that further understanding of the conditions of emergence, and spatial expression of these imaginaries can contribute to the debate on the development of historical medina in Morocco while highlighting the forces of reinvention of local identity.KEYWORDS: ImaginariesmedinaidentityheritageFeztourism development Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
【摘要】第二次世界大战后,非斯的麦地那开始在旅游业中发挥关键作用(Girard, M. 2006)。“想象一下,在旅游和生活中,人们的生活方式是一成不变的(摩洛哥)。”《文化与穆斯林》8:61-90)。这座城市的形象,传统上与工匠、宗教建筑和文化遗产联系在一起,为旅游业做出了贡献,并使非斯成为世界旅游目的地的国际地图。1981年,它被列为世界遗产,经历了政府精心安排的修复工作,同时也经历了私人投资建筑遗产的过程。这些投资促进了城市的经济发展,也改变了麦地那的形象。繁荣的旅游目的地和日常生活的城市环境塑造了麦地那的当代身份,围绕着多元的社会想象,有时是互补的,有时是相互竞争的。本文从空间想象的角度定性地探讨了非斯麦地那的转变,认为后者是麦地那当代身份形成的决定性因素。它讨论了新的空间想象的出现,这些空间想象每天都在当地和国际行动者的各种实践和倡议的十字路口蓬勃发展。研究结果表明,进一步了解这些想象的出现条件和空间表达,可以促进关于摩洛哥历史麦地那发展的辩论,同时突出地方身份重塑的力量。关键词:虚构、中介、身份遗产、菲茨基旅游开发披露声明作者未报告潜在利益冲突。
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Heritage & Society is a global, peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for scholarly, professional, and community reflection on the cultural, political, and economic impacts of heritage on contemporary society. We seek to examine the current social roles of collective memory, historic preservation, cultural resource management, public interpretation, cultural preservation and revitalization, sites of conscience, diasporic heritage, education, legal/legislative developments, cultural heritage ethics, and central heritage concepts such as authenticity, significance, and value. The journal provides an engaging forum about tangible and intangible heritage for those who work with international and governmental organizations, academic institutions, private heritage consulting and CRM firms, and local, associated, and indigenous communities. With a special emphasis on social science approaches and an international perspective, the journal will facilitate lively, critical discussion and dissemination of practical data among heritage professionals, planners, policymakers, and community leaders.