Ghetto

The term 'ghetto' has evolved significantly, transitioning from its original 17th-century use to describe the Jewish community's voluntary segregation within the Palace of Diocletian in Split, Croatia, to a modern symbol of socio-economic stigma and tourist gentrification. This study demonstrates how the concept of a ghetto shifted from a physical and symbolic boundary defined by the palace's walls to an invisible border tied to socioeconomic conditions post-World War II, ultimately becoming a 'Disneyfied' space dominated by tourism. The research analyzes aerial drawings, photographs, and historical documentation spanning centuries, highlighting the transformation of the site's social meaning without altering its location. It reveals how the ghetto's identity has been redefined from voluntary Jewish habitation to a tourist-attracting, gentrified area, stripping it of its original inhabitants' narrative.

Peraica, A. (2024). Ghetto. Physical and Symbolic Borders and Boundaries and How They Unfold in Space, 174–189. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003354802-14