Antípoda. Revista de Antropología y Arqueología

Antipod. Rev. Antropol. Arqueol | eISSN 2011-4273 | ISSN 1900-5407

Antropología y ciudad: hacia un análisis crítico e histórico

No. 7 (2008-07-01)
  • Andrés Salcedo Fidalgo
  • Austin Zeiderman
https://doi.org/10.7440/antipoda7.2008.04

Abstract

Departing from a theoretical discussion of the relationship between anthropology and the city, we problematize the foundations of both urban and anthropological studies. Rather than viewing the city as a stable and universal category, we emphasize the possibilities anthropology has to approach cities as products of historically-situated social practices. We illustrate this proposal by focusing on urbanistic projects in the city of Bogotá during three historical moments and by analyzing contemporary imaginations of the cities of the future.

Keywords: cities, spatial practices, urban anthropology, Bogotá