Community and contradictions : the role of a community centre in a St. John's housing project
Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2002. Anthropology Bibliography: leaves 260-272 This thesis examines the role that a community centre plays in the 'practice' of community in a social housing project in west St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. My analysis focuses...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:theses3/28901 2023-05-15T17:23:27+02:00 Community and contradictions : the role of a community centre in a St. John's housing project Rice, James G., 1969- Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Anthropology Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--St. John's 2002 xi, 164 leaves Image/jpeg; Application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses3/id/28901 eng eng Electronic Theses and Dissertations (35.81 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Rice_JamesG.pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses3/id/28901 The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission. Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries Community centers--Newfoundland and Labrador--St. John's Public housing--Newfoundland and Labrador--St. John's Text Electronic thesis or dissertation 2002 ftmemorialunivdc 2015-08-06T19:17:48Z Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2002. Anthropology Bibliography: leaves 260-272 This thesis examines the role that a community centre plays in the 'practice' of community in a social housing project in west St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. My analysis focuses on the tensions and contradictions involved in the course of daily life around the Centre as the staff attempt to realize the goals of the Centre, enhance the social conditions of the area, and help to develop the 'cultural capital' of the residents. Particular attention is paid to the core analytical themes which emerged during the course of my fieldwork, such as 'community,' 'empowerment,' and 'ownership.' I examine how these themes are invoked as 'mobilizing metaphors' to serve the agendas of government, the staff of the Centre, and tenant-activists from the project, contrasted with how these same themes are realized as practices in daily life. I also analyze some of the historical, political and economic contexts in which the Centre is situated which relates to a key contradictory tension the Centre is placed within: the strengthening of 'community' within a housing project that is mandated as 'transitional' housing. Thesis Newfoundland studies University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) Canada Newfoundland |
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Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2002. Anthropology Bibliography: leaves 260-272 This thesis examines the role that a community centre plays in the 'practice' of community in a social housing project in west St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. My analysis focuses on the tensions and contradictions involved in the course of daily life around the Centre as the staff attempt to realize the goals of the Centre, enhance the social conditions of the area, and help to develop the 'cultural capital' of the residents. Particular attention is paid to the core analytical themes which emerged during the course of my fieldwork, such as 'community,' 'empowerment,' and 'ownership.' I examine how these themes are invoked as 'mobilizing metaphors' to serve the agendas of government, the staff of the Centre, and tenant-activists from the project, contrasted with how these same themes are realized as practices in daily life. I also analyze some of the historical, political and economic contexts in which the Centre is situated which relates to a key contradictory tension the Centre is placed within: the strengthening of 'community' within a housing project that is mandated as 'transitional' housing. |
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