modernity Archives - Franklin Humanities Institute https://humanitiesfutures.org/tag/modernity/ Humanities Futures Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:20:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 "Illuminating the Hole": Kinshasa’s Makeovers Between Dream and Reality https://humanitiesfutures.org/papers/illuminating-the-hole-kinshasas-makeovers-between-dream-and-reality/ Fri, 06 Jul 2018 15:25:23 +0000 https://humanitiesfutures.org/?post_type=papers&p=3217 I examine the history of modern urban planning ideas and makeover models in the capital city of Kinshasa, Congo, with specific reference to the career of Pume Bylex. These proposed and attempted makeovers are looked at in the historical, cultural, and social context of Kinshasa itself, specifically regarding its colonial past, its prevailing mysticism, and its residents' collective yearning for a dream city and a utopia that removes them from the reality of the actual city and nation they inhabit.

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]]> Trash Matters: Residual Culture in Latin America https://humanitiesfutures.org/papers/trash-matters-residual-culture-latin-america/ Tue, 11 Jul 2017 22:00:13 +0000 https://humanitiesfutures.org/?post_type=papers&p=2510 This article addresses the concept of trash from both an environmental and biopolitical perspective. It underscores the importance of trash in our daily lives as a key component of modern technology, habits of consumption, and disposability.

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