Ruins come what may: a trip to the capital of Spainistan

Seseña is the main residential project in Spain that was interrupted due to the 2008 financial crisis, though some parts of it were actually accomplished and people are now starting to move there. By using the symbolic figure of an ‘archaeological park’, the author recounts a trip he made in May 201...

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Autor: Arboleda, Pablo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/281310
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/281310
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ghost town
Unfinished geographies
Modern ruins
2008 financial crisis
Neoliberalism
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spelling Ruins come what may: a trip to the capital of SpainistanArboleda, PabloGhost townUnfinished geographiesModern ruins2008 financial crisisNeoliberalismSeseña is the main residential project in Spain that was interrupted due to the 2008 financial crisis, though some parts of it were actually accomplished and people are now starting to move there. By using the symbolic figure of an ‘archaeological park’, the author recounts a trip he made in May 2016 to reflect on whether such a place ceases to be a ruin only for the fact of being inhabited. The material and sociological aspects of this type of urban development are tackled from an ironic and critical perspective to finally conclude that Seseña is a set of ruins ‘come what may’.Peer reviewedSage PublicationsArboleda, Pablo [0000-0002-8634-4183]202220222017info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Postprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/281310reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Ingléshttps://doi.org/10.1177/1474474017724495Noinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/2813102026-05-22T06:33:51Z
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title Ruins come what may: a trip to the capital of Spainistan
spellingShingle Ruins come what may: a trip to the capital of Spainistan
Arboleda, Pablo
Ghost town
Unfinished geographies
Modern ruins
2008 financial crisis
Neoliberalism
title_short Ruins come what may: a trip to the capital of Spainistan
title_full Ruins come what may: a trip to the capital of Spainistan
title_fullStr Ruins come what may: a trip to the capital of Spainistan
title_full_unstemmed Ruins come what may: a trip to the capital of Spainistan
title_sort Ruins come what may: a trip to the capital of Spainistan
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ghost town
Unfinished geographies
Modern ruins
2008 financial crisis
Neoliberalism
topic Ghost town
Unfinished geographies
Modern ruins
2008 financial crisis
Neoliberalism
description Seseña is the main residential project in Spain that was interrupted due to the 2008 financial crisis, though some parts of it were actually accomplished and people are now starting to move there. By using the symbolic figure of an ‘archaeological park’, the author recounts a trip he made in May 2016 to reflect on whether such a place ceases to be a ruin only for the fact of being inhabited. The material and sociological aspects of this type of urban development are tackled from an ironic and critical perspective to finally conclude that Seseña is a set of ruins ‘come what may’.
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