Public Space &Public Sphere

Public Space

&Public Sphere

44318 Southeast Asian Urbanism| Instructor: Sandra Kurfürst | Presentation assigned to Fathun Karib & Gerrit Phil Baumann

introduction• Human activities and practices can only possible to emerge

and locate in a time and space continuum. • Within time and space, humans interact with :a) other humans, b) nature and c) Other (material) objects. These interactions completely drawn relations among subject

vis a vis object and object vis a vis other object. Hornidge and Kurfust (2010; 3) referring to Schroer define the• relational concept of “space” by identifying the relations

between objects inside the space at hand.

introduction• Social space like the “city” can be identified only

as long as the relations and boundaries among• the object inside the city are landscape arbitrarily

defined.• The city provides spaces for human encounters

to;1. interaction, 2. sharing of meaning and 3. self-expression.

Public Space - Visible and accessible venue wherein the public – compromising institutions and citizens acting in concert – enact rituals and make claims designed to win recognition. (Goheen 1998: 479)

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Types of Public Space

Physical Public Squares, Gardens,

Institutional Schools, Libraries

Virtual Mass Media

Digital World Wide Web, Virtual Reality

Characteristics of Public SpaceAccessibility | Unrestricted AccessUniversality | Diversity & ParticipationVisibility | Oberservable Dimension

Dynamics in Public Space

Social Actors

Interactions

Creation of Meanings & Symbols

Different Interests& Diversity

Conflicts, Contested & Negotiated Spaces

Time

Space

Public Space vs. Private Property

Space & Power Relations(Castells 2009: 10-11, Richardson & Jensen 2003: 10) Social Relations are Simulacra (meaning) Power (relational) | Domination (institutional) Space as Field of Action + Basis of Action

Public Sphere – The sphere of private people come together as a public and they soon claimed the public sphere regulated from above against the public authorities themselves, to engage in a debate over the

general rules governing relations…(Habermas: 1991:27)

Preconditions: Public Sphere(Habermas 1989: 36)

Absence of Status

Common Concern

Inclusivity

PURPOSE, CLOTHING, BEHAVIOR?

Meaningless Public Sphere(Goheen 1998: 483)

• Pessimistic View: Individual / Private over Public Interests

• Decrease of the Meaning of Being Public(Purpose: Avoidance Interpersonal Exchange)

• Physical Cues of Socio-Demografics Disappeared(Clothing: Fashion Does Not Express )

• Passivity Against Social Experiences.(Behavior: ‚Public Autism‘, Passive Spectators)

Consequences:(Goheen 1998: 482)

• Public Space Is A Threat• Dangerous Behavior To Be Controled & Prevented• Corporate Interest Dominate Over Public Interest • Reduction of Diversity Within Public Space

Viable Public Sphere(Goheen 1998: 483-486)

• Pluralistic Concept: Contest for Power and Authority in Public Urban Space

• Single Public Good to Multiple Public Goods• Media Are The Stage for Negotiation

State

Society

Public Sphere

Consequences (Goheen 1998: 483-486)

• „Public Culture“: Arena of Discourse on Things Political And Economic.

• Negotiation of Images Accepted By the Public(Mass Mediated Public Sphere vs. Manufactured Consent)

• „Public Culture“: Socially Contructed By The Experience of Social Life.

Altering Public Experience

Space of Places vs. Space of Flows

• In the Space of Flows Places Receive Their Meaning and Function From Their Nodal Role In The Specific Network That They Belong To. (Castells 2009: 34)

• People Still Live In Places. But Because Function And Power Are Organized In The Space of Flows, The Structural Domination Of Its Logic Essentially Alters The Meaning And Dynamics of Places. (Castells 2010: 458)

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