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Тhe Spectacles of the Crisis: Local Perception of Economic and Social Change in Valenza
Тhe Spectacles of the Crisis: Local Perception of Economic and Social Change in Valenza

Author(s): Michele Filippo Fontefrancesco
Subject(s): Anthropology, Early Modern Philosophy, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Financial Markets, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Филозофски факултет, Универзитет у Београду
Keywords: crisis; jewellery; artisan; Italy; Kant;

Summary/Abstract: In this article, the case of the economic crisis of Valenza (Italy) and its jewellery industry is presented. The crisis has occurred since 2008 as an effect of the plunge of international jewellery market. Drawing from ethnographic materials collected during my fieldwork in the city (2008-2010), I intend to point out that an the most recent economic downturn had strong cultural effects on local population (goldsmiths and others). Following Kant’s concept of category of reason, I will show that the crisis itself had become a category of reason for local population that uses it to make decisions and plan their future.

  • Issue Year: 7/2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 65-83
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: English