Heterotopie aus Fakt und Fiktion. Beispiel Venedig

Authors

  • Wiebke Amthor Freie Universität Berlin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14766/779

Keywords:

Raum, Körper, Architektur, Literatur, Kultur, Rollen, Geschlecht, Gender

Abstract

Heterotopia are spatial challenges to social order. They are energized not only by real spatial conditions but also by established ascriptions. The example of Venice displays the entanglement and efficacy of the interplay between a specific spatial order and venerable images. The aesthetic realization of the image of the city in Rilke’s New Poems (“Venice Morning” (1908), “The Courtesan” (1907)) and in Madonna’s music video “Like a Virgin” (1984) accentuates the manner in which city space is related to the female body and proves once more the importance of using a conscious approach to Foucault’s concept of heterotopia.

Author Biography

Wiebke Amthor, Freie Universität Berlin

Institut für Deutsche und Niederländische Philologie

Published

2009-10-22

Issue

Section

Forum