El Vado, patrimonio y políticas de la memoria

Abstract

Focused from urban anthropology, the thesis The Vado, heritage and politics of memory develops the tradition, social imaginary, cultural and political concepts of the memory of the El Vado neighborhood, of the city of Cuenca - Ecuador, through testimonies delivered by the ancient inhabitants of the neighborhood community who share experiences of identity elements, part of the heritage and inheritance. The research reveals the trend towards innovation in the uses of the historical fabric of the city and emblematic neighborhoods, based on the analysis of the genealogy of the neighborhood and its lifestyles, to approximate the present, to the continuities / discontinuities between the historical account and the identity nature of urban culture and the relationship of its territory to the city context. It deals with heritage as a hegemonic memorization that discovers its role in the face of political decisions, focusing the study on the politics of memory and examining the way in which the heritage narrative is redefined according to particular interests that generate tensions between memory and processes of patrimonialization that the official rehearses, all reflections that could contribute to the management of heritage and public policies.