Renée de la Torre
Guadalajara vista desde la calzada: fronteras culturales e imaginarios urbanos
Guadalajara seen from La Calzada: cultural boundaries and urban imaginaries.

This article analyses the way in which diverse urban imaginaries struggle for providing Guadalajara with an identity starting from the physical and symbolical conquering of La Calzada Independencia. A case study was elected regarding public controversy a r o u n d dancing places —"danceterias"— which show La Calzada as a physical-symbolical reference that has been imposed as a legitimate mirror in which the city can be seen and perceived. However, La Calzada hasal so been a zone where cultural diversity takes place and allows us to discover a contrasting society in continuous transformation: the place where being different becomes a daily struggle.