Melt the sea ice: The difficult opening of Swiss cities to young cultures

The year 1980 represents a pivotal year for the development of the major cities of Switzerland. Until then marked by an extremely poor and diversified cultural offer, the appearance and the activity of the young musical scenes obliged them to change policy. This sudden arrival of music scenes will f...

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Main Author: Raboud, Pierre
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte 2016
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Online Access:https://revistas.rcaap.pt/cct/article/view/10009
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Summary:The year 1980 represents a pivotal year for the development of the major cities of Switzerland. Until then marked by an extremely poor and diversified cultural offer, the appearance and the activity of the young musical scenes obliged them to change policy. This sudden arrival of music scenes will first go through a conflictual phase. To melt the pack ice that then covers the cities, the young actors of these scenes will have to mobilize to conquer urban territories. But thereafter, the authorities initiated reforms taking into account the demands of musical scenes as to their existence in the urban landscape. By focusing on the five largest cities of Switzerland (Zurich, Basel, Geneva, Bern and Lausanne), this article aims to show how the music scenes have made it possible to modernize these cities by renewing their identity and concretely in their territory. From a socio-historical perspective, this study will cross the testimonies of individuals who are members of these scenes, quantitative data on cultural offerings and studies of government policies. It will be both to observe the concrete impact of the musical scenes on these cities and to ask whether this integration implies forms of recovery or transformation of its scenes. L’année 1980 représente une année charnière pour le développement des grandes villes de Suisse. Jusqu’alors marquées par une offre culturelle extrêmement pauvre et peu diversifiée, l’apparition et l’activité des scènes musicales jeunes vont les obliger à changer de politique. Cette arrivée soudaine des scènes de musique va d’abord passer par une phase conflictuelle. Pour faire fondre la banquise qui recouvre alors les villes, les jeunes acteurs de ces scènes vont devoir se mobiliser pour conquérir des territoires urbains. Mais par la suite, les autorités vont engager des réformes prenant en compte les revendications des scènes musicales quant à leur existence dans le paysage urbain. En s’intéressant aux cinq plus grandes villes de Suisse (Zurich, Bale, Genève, Berne et Lausanne), ...