Qualitative Research of the City: Sarajevo Experiences

Justyna Pilarska
University of Wroclaw

Abstract

This presentation tackles the author’s experience of conducting field research on the multicultural properties of the urban space and social as well as (cross)cultural dynamics of Sarajevo (as a case study). Empirical examinations and exploration of the city (urban) space of Sarajevo allowed to reconstruct the social-cultural potential and the human capital within the material space, as places are (re)constructed according to the accepted cultural-social discourse through local discourses, occurrences, and social practices. Pedagogy of is one of the key explanatory theories of this research project, yet examinations and research are interdisciplinary referring to cross-cultural education, social pedagogy and place-conscious education. The reflections (and findings) encompassed issues related to the key pedagogical issue of the influence of material environment (i.e., place, city, public sphere) on shaping social and individual identity (and personality) prepared to encounter cultural difference, that is increasingly manifested in the contemporary discourse of the European cultures.


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