Streets in Nikšić as a Mirror of Urban Life and Culture Cover Image

Ulice Nikšića kao odraz urbanog života i kulture
Streets in Nikšić as a Mirror of Urban Life and Culture

Author(s): Luka Rakojević
Subject(s): Cultural history, Local History / Microhistory
Published by: Етнографски институт САНУ
Keywords: street; town; culture; history; Nikšić

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with history, culture and urban life portrayed through the life of streets. This topic is particularly interesting bearing in mind that this town is extremely significant cultural center in Montenegrin framework. Its story has mostly been written informally, in a street or a café. It covers the period from late XIX century until the end of XX century. The text represents a particular interrelation between certain urbanity characteristics which are connected to different aspects of life and work. It also deals with relationships between streets and bohemian lifestyle of this town, literary inspirations, heroic figures and certain peculiar persons who found their place in the spirit of a place of turbulent history and rich culture. Few monuments, being important stops and symbols of Nikšić past, have also been described. Abundance of quotations and references permeate through the text, covering historical, scientific and theoretical sources and thus allowing us to have an integral overview on the life of a street in this town. The paper belongs to the field of urban culture research and encompasses different kinds of sources – from scientific papers and literary works and travelogues to newspapers articles.

  • Issue Year: LXIX/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 227-238
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Serbian
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