Visual Discourse of HafenCity in Hamburg. Preliminary Results of the Research Project
Visual Discourse of HafenCity in Hamburg. Preliminary Results of the Research Project

Summary/Abstract: The theoretical assumption of researching the image of the port city is that port city is designated by „facts” ( such as the geography of marine professions in a city, economic status of port workers etc.), and “ideas” such as stereotypes about port district, the images of port city etc. An idealization is important feature of these images. Project Visual Discourse of the HafenCity in Hamburg is part of a research task entitled “The Iconography of the Port Cities” and is implemented by the Commission of the Marine Sociology of The Polish Academy of Science (Gdansk branch). Its purpose is to analyze the stereotypes of the port city visual representations, that create collective images of the city and its tourist attractions.

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