The communicational aspects of the Mediterranean aesthetics subversive chic : a systematic literature review

The popular term Mediterranean aesthetics, frequently used in the public media, depicts the chic qualities of Mediterranean architecture, design, landscapes, music, cuisine, and lifestyle. Scientific literature exudes a more profound meaning of the term, contextualizing subversive cultural formations. This review aims to provide insight into an expanded understanding of subversive chic dimensions of Mediterranean aesthetics depicted in scientific literature applying SLR using the PRISMA method. The research is conducted on scientific index and citation database materials from the arts, humanities, and social sciences to achieve articulated, creative, and critical insight. The finding shows that the notion of Mediterranean aesthetic embodies not only a physical but also an ontological space in which opposing political, social, and cultural ideas coexist. The aesthetic in the Mediterranean context exudes its subversive chic communicational aspects, established within three comprehensive frameworks: Migration, Sustainability, and Heritage, elaborated as different dialogues.