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  • 标题:Clash of Two Identities: What Happens to Industrial Identity in a Post-Industrial Society?
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  • 作者:David Bole ; Peter Kumer ; Primož Gašperič
  • 期刊名称:Societies
  • 印刷版ISSN:2075-4698
  • 出版年度:2022
  • 卷号:12
  • 期号:2
  • 页码:49
  • DOI:10.3390/soc12020049
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:MDPI, Open Access Journal
  • 摘要:This article examines the contemporary industrial semiotic landscape in the town of Velenje, Slovenia, to determine the (positive or negative) collective imaginaries and discourses about industry in the local community. To this end, the semiotic landscape is mapped for signs and symbols of past and present industry, 33 randomly selected short interviews are conducted to understand the residents’ attitudes towards industrial symbols and industrial development in general, and a content analysis of official strategic documents is conducted to determine how industry is represented by officials and whether there are efforts to reimage the town. We found that the industrial past and present are well represented by industrial symbols and are a matter of pride and collective identity for the residents. However, the industrial tradition is hardly represented in official documents: Influenced by the prevailing post-industrial discourses, local authorities have begun to construct new territorial identities in order to increase the town’s attractiveness and economic growth. Currently, both ideas seem to coexist in Velenje. We argue that industrial symbols can become a reference point to create an alternative perception of a modern consumer society based on past industrial values, such as collective well-being, solidarity, and equality.
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