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Examine the political and poetic dimensions of urban walking through the artistic interventions of Francis Alÿs to evaluate theoretical models of everyday creative resistance.

January 1, 2011Environment and Planning D Society and Space

Errant Paths: The Poetics and Politics of Walking

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Examine the political and poetic dimensions of urban walking through the artistic interventions of Francis Alÿs to evaluate theoretical models of everyday creative resistance.
Critical textual and spatial analysis of walking-based artworks produced by Francis Alÿs across London and other metropolitan centers.
Theoretical appraisal of Michel de Certeau's concepts of spatial enunciation, surveillance, and tactical resistance.
Demonstrates that artistic walking practices can disrupt fortified and surveilled urban zones by unfolding counter-narratives and alternative spatial trajectories.
Identifies significant theoretical limitations in generalized models of nomadism and creative subversion that treat walking as inherently resistant.

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Critical analysis reveals the ambivalence of walking practices in regulated urban spaces, highlighting the need for nuanced models of spatial resistance beyond simple subversion.

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David Pinder (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9ee99ffbc4fa301fb7da24 https://doi.org/10.1068/d10808

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Critical analysis reveals the ambivalence of walking practices in regulated urban spaces, highlighting the need for nuanced models of spatial resistance beyond simple subversion.

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