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social relations? How do we visually build stereotypes? In the process of constructing reality,
how can visual methods allow us to understand the social constructions of meaning? Or, again, is
semiotics a way to understand different systems working in the construction of meaning?
Drawing up the legacy of documentary, fine art and social critique, the Visual applied in
Urban Research is an interdisciplinary field of practice which develops a deeper dialogue on
urban sense-making processes. By encouraging contributions from scholars around the world and
promoting a discussion on this topic,
Urbanities
may contribute to develop answers to the above
questions.
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