Social representations of urban art in Barranquilla (Killart, 2017)

Abstract

From now on are summarized the main findings of the development of a research originates at the classroom, in the Scientific Research Methodology class to psychology students in Universidad Simón Bolivar in Barranquilla-Colombia. It starts from social psychology, through social representations, to do fieldwork; whose subject of investigation is an urban art project (images on walls) in Barranquilla Colombia, across direct observation, desk reviews and interviews. Images that emerge in each one of wall-mounted of Art Urbano Killart 2017 are analyzed, defining female, male and nature representation category. In that contrast the main goal was that students get close to reality and through research techniques could interpret it, considering that Barranquilla is a one of the city which has the challenge of female, understanding that in the violence against woman case, has the first places of the country in what Femicides refers. From this work has been derived with student’s collaboration a documentary by stressing female topic and importance of women, highlighting her human value and the cultural capital which define her in the contribution of family and socials constructions in our Caribbean environment.