Architectural and visual concepts of security: The street as place and opportunity for social, economic, and political insecurity (c. 1770 - c. 1900) (B02)

• Subject Area: Art History
• Term: since 2014
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 227068724

The rise of the metropolis (from 1770 to 1900) transformed the appearance of the street. In a very confined space, social and political changes that are experienced and portrayed as “unsafe” and insecure by those involved become apparent. The sub-project examines the architectural and media representation and visual transformation of streets from an actor-centred perspective, as an instrument of urban planning and as a framework for social performance. Security issues here become a medium of common sense and of political dissent.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 138: Dynamics of Security. Processes of Securitization in historical perspective
• Applicant Institution: Philipps-Universität Marburg
• Project Heads: Professorin Dr. Katharina Krause; Professor Dr. Ulrich Schütte, until 12/2017