Provocation: Athens, a Work-in-Progress

• Main Author: Harrop, Stephe
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: fifth-century Athens; democracy; Greek tragedy; Greek comedy; Parthenon; classical sculpture
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss30/18; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/1751/viewcontent/KK_2030_2C_202018_20_26_2031_2C_202018_2018_20Forum_20Kritika_20on_20Radical_20Cultural_20Responses_20to_20Crises_20in_20Urban_20Democracy_20__20Harrop.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This provocation contests the familiar construction of classical Athens as an ideal exemplar of democratic politics through a focus on the city’s material fabric, its visual artworks, and the performances which took place within its public spaces. It highlights the city’s ongoing process of material...