Colonising the Land: Heimat and the Constructed Landscapes of Mexico's Ciudad Universitaria (1943-1953)

Author: Thomas, Helen

Source: Critical Studies, Transculturation. Cities, Spaces and Architectures in Latin America. Edited by Felipe Hernández, Mark Millington and Iain Borden , pp. 109-124(16)

Publisher: Rodopi

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This essay examines the changing meanings of the provocative German word Heimat over the late-nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It explores how Heimat's unifying purpose relies on the mythologising of national landscapes, and considers the relevance of the concept in both post-Revolutionary and post-war Mexico. The construction of the University City of Mexico during the 1940s and 50s is used as a case study. The physical realities of the University's original and constructed landscapes are described and assessed as articulations of different political and social relationships with the land.

Document Type: Research article

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