Individuality and urban space: an interdisciplinary approach

• Grant number: 16/26252-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Master's degree
• Start date: May 21, 2017
• End date: November 20, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Interdisciplinary Subjects
• Principal Investigator: José Sterza Justo
• Grantee: Laura Meira Bonfim Mantellatto
• Supervisor: Gordon C.C. Douglas
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Letras (FCL-ASSIS). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Assis. Assis , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: New York University, United States
• Associated to the scholarship: 15/23687-7 - "The lonely solistência": individuality as an emblem of contemporary, BP.MS

Abstract

This research project aims to analyze the individualization process in contemporary period in articulation with the urban phenomenon. Starting with a review of Simmel's work on both individuality and urban life, in order to understand the theoretical bases of the classical Chicago School, this study will examine the subsequent branches established by social psychology (Mead) and urban sociology (Park), considering how they might again be joined. Therefore, through an interdisciplinary approach, it hopes to clarify the interaction and interdependence between the individual and the urban, helping us to recognize movements of antagonism that individuals can perform in the face of macro-social characteristics. (AU)