Salifou Ndam ; Hyacinthe Jean Abega - Understanding the City through its Street Posters: The Meanings of Plural Urbanism in Yaounde

societes-plurielles:6231 - Sociétés plurielles, April 1, 2020, 3-4 | 2019-2020 - Varia - https://doi.org/10.46298/societes-plurielles.2020.6231
Understanding the City through its Street Posters: The Meanings of Plural Urbanism in YaoundeArticle

Authors: Salifou Ndam 1; Hyacinthe Jean Abega 1

In Yaounde, street posters carry hierarchical social dynamics and rivalries that characterize the struggle for the expression of rights to the city. As the city is divided into separate display areas, the street posters are then intended to reproduce the social hierarchies. At the same time, some posters fight against these logics through what are known as “counter-power” and “counter-space” strategies, synonymous of plural urbanism.


Volume: 3-4 | 2019-2020 - Varia
Section: Articles
Published on: April 1, 2020
Imported on: March 27, 2020
Keywords: Street Posters,Billboards,City Politics,Right to the City,Regulation,Clandestinity,carteles,política de la ciudad,derecho a la ciudad,regulación,clandestinidad,affiches de rue,espaces d’affichage,politique de la ville,droit à la ville,réglementation,clandestinité,[SHS.SOCIO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Sociology,[SHS.ARCHI]Humanities and Social Sciences/Architecture, space management,[SHS.GEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography

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