Regionalism

Regionalism may refer to:

• Regionalism (art), an American realist modern art movement that was popular during the 1930s
• Regionalism (international relations), the expression of a common sense of identity and purpose combined with the creation and implementation of institutions that express a particular identity and shape collective action within a geographical region
• Regionalism (politics), a political ideology that focuses on the interests of a particular region or group of regions, whether traditional or formal
• Regionalism (urban planning), a movement towards land use planning on a regional level through the coordination of local authorities; the formation of new statutory authorities or the creation of a new tier of regional government.
• Critical regionalism, in architecture, an approach that strives to counter placelessness and lack of identity in modern architecture by using the building's geographical context

Literature

• American literary regionalism, refers to fiction or poetry that focuses on specific features – including characters, dialects, customs, history, and landscape – of a particular region
• British regional literature
• Criollismo, a literary movement

See also

• Bioregionalism, regions defined by physical or environmental features