The Phenomenon of Anti-Café or New Places for Leisure Time Activities of Young People in the Context of Virtualization of the Urban Space (The Case Study of Rubikovʼs Cube Smart Place in the City of Saransk)

Author:

Dadaeva Tatiana M.1ORCID,Kuznetsova Tatiana A.1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. National Research Mordovia State University

Abstract

Introduction. New places for leisure time activities in the format of anti-café, created by initiative townsmen, have been gaining popularity in the urban space over the past ten years, which has made the study of this topic relevant. The article studies the leisure time activities of young people, identifies the features of the structure, content, and functions in the conditions of an anti-café, and conceptualizes the causes and potential of the phenomenon of anti-café in the urban space. Materials and Methods. Data from unstructured interviews with visitors and the management, as well as participant observation of Rubikov’s Cube Smart Place in the city of Saransk were used as the empirical basis for this study. Using analytical methods and research techniques (analysis, generalization, induction, deduction, as well as the systemic approach) made it possible to substantiate the authors’ point of view on the causes, functions and potential of new places for leisure time activities of young people in the urban space. Results. The authors have raised the theoretical problem of the emergence of new places for leisure time activities of young people in the context of hypermodernity and the development of media technologies in urban spaces. Based on the data from a case-study of the anti-café, popular leisure time activities have been identified, as well as structure, content, and functions of the anti-café, and motivations for visiting such places and socio-demographic characteristics of the main anti-café customers. The authors have also identified the contradictions in the reasons for the popularity of anti-cafés in the context of hypermodernity, emphasizing that anti-cafés create new forms of loneliness and the need for the “third place”, multi-layered, hybrid spaces (where public turns into private, private into public, and online and offline communications intersect) in collective practices, which the city satisfies. Discussion and Conclusion. Based on the conducted research, the authors have drawn a conclusion about the role of anti-cafés (time clubs, coworking spaces) in the formation of the future creative class, without which an effective economy is impossible. The difficulties in studying this topic were due to the lack of statistical data on the problem. The materials of this article will be useful for public authorities, entrepreneurs, specialists engaged in creating places for leisure time activities in the urban space, as well as when elaborating such training courses as “Sociology of the City” and “Sociology of Culture”.

Publisher

National Research Mordovia State University MRSU

Subject

General Medicine

Reference23 articles.

1. Dadaeva T.M., Kuznetsova T.A. Third Place or the Phenomenon of Anti-cafe in the Modern City Space: Theoretical Approach. Ogarev-online. 2019; (9). Available at: http://journal.mrsu.ru/arts/trete-mesto-ili-fenomen-antikafe-v-gorodskom-prostranstve-sovremennogo-sociuma-teoreticheskij-aspekt (accessed 24.11.2020). (In Russ., abstract in Eng.)

2. Park R.E. The Urban Community as a Spatial Pattern and a Moral Order. Sotsiologicheskoe obozrenie = Russian Sociological Review. 2006; 5(1):11-18. Available at: https://sociologica.hse.ru/data/2011/03/14/1211453107/5_1_3.pdf (accessed 24.11.2020). (In Russ.)

3. Bourdieu P. Forms of Capital. Ehkonomicheskaya sotsiologiya = Economic Sociology. 2002; (5):60-74. Available at: https://ecsoc.hse.ru/data/2011/12/08/1208205039/ecsoc_t3_n5.pdf (accessed 24.11.2020). (In Russ.)

4. Eremicheva G.V. Social Space of the Big City. St. Petersburg: Sociological Institute of the RAS; 2018. (In Russ.) DOI: https://doi.org/10.19181/monograph.2019.4

5. Zimmel G. Big Cities and Spiritual Life. Logos. 2002; (3):23-35. Available at: https://www.ruthenia.ru/logos/number/34/02.pdf (accessed 24.11.2020). (In Russ.)

同舟云学术

1.学者识别学者识别

2.学术分析学术分析

3.人才评估人才评估

"同舟云学术"是以全球学者为主线,采集、加工和组织学术论文而形成的新型学术文献查询和分析系统,可以对全球学者进行文献检索和人才价值评估。用户可以通过关注某些学科领域的顶尖人物而持续追踪该领域的学科进展和研究前沿。经过近期的数据扩容,当前同舟云学术共收录了国内外主流学术期刊6万余种,收集的期刊论文及会议论文总量共计约1.5亿篇,并以每天添加12000余篇中外论文的速度递增。我们也可以为用户提供个性化、定制化的学者数据。欢迎来电咨询!咨询电话:010-8811{复制后删除}0370

www.globalauthorid.com

TOP

Copyright © 2019-2024 北京同舟云网络信息技术有限公司
京公网安备11010802033243号  京ICP备18003416号-3