Open AccessGames and insurgencies: towards agonistic participation in the production of space
Author(s) -
Ana Paula Silva de Assis
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
revista brasileira de estudos urbanos e regionais
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2317-1529
pISSN - 1517-4115
DOI - 10.22296/2317-1529.2015v17n3p104
Subject(s) - contradiction , agency (philosophy) , criticism , sociology , context (archaeology) , citizen journalism , agonistic behaviour , politics , democracy , epistemology , political science , social psychology , social science , psychology , law , philosophy , aggression , paleontology , biology
By relating games and insurgencies, the intention of this article is to establish a conceptual basis for proposing agonistic participatory tools, with the aim of recovering the emancipatory sense of social participation when producing city space. Through post-political theory and post-democratic criticism we will argue that the institutionalization of participatory processes stands in contradiction to emancipatory ideals, which provide support for social participation as a tool for promoting spatial justice. The concept of open game as formulated by Vilén Flusser will be adopted as a critical, theoretical tool so as to envisage participatory processes that accommodate dissent. Within this context, we will present three game experiences, all of which concern spatial issues. Games, understood as agency, enable insurgent imagery for the city to emerge, facilitate translations and coexistence, and encourage the occupation of public spaces as a possibility for recovering the public sphere.