ANALYSING HERITAGE AND PARTICIPATION IN THE GOTHIC QUARTER OF BARCELONA: SOME METHODOLOGICAL INSIGHTS

Abstract

Throughout this work, we will explore different methodologies applied for the study of the relation ship between the archaeological heritage located in public space, and the social fabric of the Gothic Quarter in Barcelona. The presence of archaeological elements confers a dialogue between the ruins and the quarter’s inhabitants that different agents can use at different times. This study explores avenues to know and establish new dialogues, that value not only the cultural good in itself, but also all of its spatial context. We expose a series of ethnographic techniques and analyse the use of them in different situations. This work is framed in a political moment wherein privileged participative practices in an incipient institutionalisation of participation is understood as a tool of social empowerment.