Kaliningrad text through the eyes of a flaneur (Königsberg con text in the text of Kaliningrad)
... city are not enough. New metaphors and tools are needed to help us understand the city. Among them are porosity, rhythm, and imprints. The article introduces the basic metaphor of the city as a porous sponge. It also presents the phenomenon of the flaneur as a special figure uniquely suited for phenomenological immersion in urban everyday life. Using the example of contemporary Kaliningrad, the article illustrates episodes from the city’s everyday life and argues for the need to re-humanize ...
