The Constructs of Coexistence: Visualizing Contemporary Saint-Louisien Identity Among the Architectures of a Colonial Past

Authors

Isaac Lindy, SIT Study AbroadFollow

Home Institution

Vassar College

Publication Date

Fall 2012

Program Name

Senegal: National Identity and the Arts

Abstract

Saint-Louis, Senegal occupies a unique place among other Senegalese cities because of its history as the former colonial capital and, therefore, its profound experience with cross-cultural interactions. This study demonstrates how an urban identity predicated on coexistence is cultivated. Through interviews with Saint-Louisien residents and urban technicians, a metropolitan image is herein illustrated. Included in that image are specific sites of appropriation and the dreams of a utopian future, highlighting the continued dynamism among the architectures of a colonial past.

Disciplines

Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies | Urban Studies and Planning

Recommended Citation

Lindy, Isaac, "The Constructs of Coexistence: Visualizing Contemporary Saint-Louisien Identity Among the Architectures of a Colonial Past" (2012). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 1401.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/1401