Abstract
Manneken Pis, a fountain featuring a bronze child urinating, has stood
on the same Brussels street corner since at least the mid-fifteenth
century. Since there is no consensus on its meaning, it has been used to
express many different readings of social relations in a complex city
and nation state. It has formed part of the festival culture of the city
from royal entries to gay pride but has also been exploited in
conflicts arising out of war and occupation, and the tensions inherent
in modern Belgium. Drawing on archives, histories, police reports,
devotional literature, ephemera and a wealth of other sources, Catherine
Emerson examines how one smaller-than-lifesized water source has come
to embody a certain sort of Brussels identity.
| Original language | English (Ireland) |
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| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-909662-30-8 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2015 |
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- Authors
- Emerson, Catherine