Street Flashcards
Mould 2009
Parkour
- juxtaposition of the fluid nature of parkour vs the constricted nature of the urban environment
- understanding the complexities of the city
Belle 2006
Parkour as a freedom to move
A-b regardless of what’s in the way
Amin and thrift 2002
A way to reimagine the urban environment
Borden 2005
Skateboarding as a critical urban practice
Using the body and the architecture as a way to renengage with the city
Lefebvre 1968
The right to the city
Addressing power relations that structure urban space
Empowering urban dwellers
Castells 1983
Struggle for social movement in the 60/70
Collective consumption
Culture and identity
Having a voice in urban politics
De Certau 1984
Tactics vs strategy
Tactics:
When you are being restricted by others you need to come up with new and creative opportunities for yourself
Strategy:
When a dominant position in society for strategy and planning
Debord 1967
Society and the spectacle
SI
Detournement - juxtaposing art and capitalist messages. (Banksy)
Psycho
Derive