Open AccessThe Soundscape of Change: The Reculturalization of Savamala
Author(s) -
Ivana Medić
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
muzikološki zbornik/muzikološki zbornik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.108
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2350-4242
pISSN - 0580-373X
DOI - 10.4312/mz.52.2.39-53
Subject(s) - soundscape , tourism , quarter (canadian coin) , aesthetics , history , art , visual arts , acoustics , archaeology , sound (geography) , physics
In this article I analyze the reculturalization strategies implemented in Savamala, an urban quarter in central Belgrade. Recent years have witnessed many efforts to rebrand Belgrade as a safe, modern, cosmopolitan and tourist-friendly city. These initiatives transform the soundscape of Belgrade; sometimes the changes are byproducts of other developments, but sometimes, as I demonstrate using the example of Savamala, the changes in soundscape are done deliberately and with a clear purpose.