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CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS URBANOS Y REGIONALES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Utopian Visions for Buenos Aires Shantytowns: Collective Imaginaries of Housing Rights, Upgrading and Eviction (1956-2013)
Autor/es:
ADRIANA LAURA MASSIDDA
Revista:
BULLETIN OF LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH
Editorial:
PERGAMON
Referencias:
Lugar: Oxford; Año: 2018 vol. 37 p. 144 - 159
ISSN:
0261-3050
Resumen:
This article explores three utopian visions which have shaped past and present experiences within Buenos Aires shantytowns: those of upgraded shantytowns, of universal housing, and of a city where shantytowns have been eliminated. The article argues that these visions are collective conceptions that entail a socio-political critique which is translated into space and which points to an ideal future. The visions proposed emerge from the examination of historical evidence and are a key conceptual tool for understanding previous and current discussions of shantytowns in Latin America.