I’ve been thinking more on the whole mythology aspect of identity, for cities as well as other places. With cities that identity is grown organically, bursting out of the collective experiences, trials and tribulations of their inhabitants. But cities are not the only entities that are steeped in story. Nations, peoples, and regions also have […]
Category: Musings
Everyone knows the story of New York. The Dutch come in and buy the island of Manhattan for a few beads from the natives. It isn’t quite true, the tribe was just passing through so they just got some beads for free, but it’s a good legend. People know, or think they do, that a […]