Politics of urban identity in the cultural heritage discourse of St. Petersburg: media analysi
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Abstract
The article is devoted to the urban identity construction within the existing, inhomogeneous, conflicting discourse of the cultural heritage of St. Petersburg. The discursive practices of the actors of 7 discourses within the main discourse of the cultural heritage of St. Petersburg are reconstructed from the media and field studies; 9 dispositive variables of each discourse are considered.
Narrative and other discursive strategies are systematized according to their role in the reassembly of the system (network). While each actor pursues their own goal and solves several problems, the overall configuration of the system determines the characteristics of the reassembly carried out.
The articulation of interests, goals and values of actors leads to a clearer distribution in a theoretical perspective, authentic identification and a conscious choice of practices and policies in the construction of urban identity.