The lexical-political research group on space and place, based in Tel Aviv University, is part of the "Political Lexicon" project - http://mhc.tau.ac.il/en/?cat=4 The group consists of scholars from various fields, such as geography, architecture, philosophy, arts and more. It aims to develop a critical and creative discussion of the concepts used in the current political discourse and to create an open political lexicon that will examine the foundational concepts of national and neo-liberal political thought and that will expand the horizons of political discussion from a various spatial dimensions. Selected works are published in the online bilingual (Hebrew-English) journal "Mafteakh" ...
OPEN CALL FOR ENTRIES Cosmopolitanism as a mode of practice and competence involves the ability of individuals to navigate different cultures and their respective systems of meanings. Yet rarely is the role that place plays explicitly considered as being crucial for the emergence of this mode of practice and competence to occur, develop and be nurtured. Hence, though cosmopolitanism does not happen in a vacuum, it is usually abstracted from everyday life and usually associated with elite traveling across several borders. Alternatively, this year call intends to solicit films that look at very localized forms of cosmopolitanism and ...
With the proliferation of means of movement and communication, and with the lure of always being elsewhere, we are continuously torn from the here and now. Hop on an intercity or commuter train, pick up a telephone — in order to be already gone. Such mobility only ever means uprootedness, isolation, exile. It would be insufferable if it weren’t always the mobility of a private space, of a portable interior. The private bubble doesn’t burst, it floats around. The process of cocooning is not going away, it is merely being put into motion. From a train station, to an office ...
Date published: Feb. 9, 2011
[ What follows is a sort of outline of my Essay on Places and Landscape.The full versionn (as google doc.) may be read at: THIS LINK ] Jeff Malpas writes in his book Place and Experience: "only through an exploration of the notion ...
Date published: Dec. 14, 2010
Asylum Tone in B by ErrolHTout I have created a number of sound pieces that come from my PhD. The PhD looked at sound being a carrier of ...
Date published: Nov. 3, 2010
David Seamon Abstract This review examines the phenomenological approach as it might be used to explore environmental and architectural issues. After discussing the nature of phenomenology in broad terms, the review presents two major assumptions of the phenomenological approach: (1) that people ...
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Date published: Nov. 14, 2010
Currently Featured on the Monacle website is Alain de Botton's new book "The Pleasures and Sorrows of work" ...
Date published: Nov. 14, 2010
Interesting new book by Yuna Moon,Place Practice and Ten Dialogues. You can view excerpts of the ...
Sam runs a business called Open Ground on the west coast of Scotland, organising place-based education projects and training. These projects work with local schools and teachers on long-term outdoor learning projects exploring all the different aspects of the locality. Sam is also writing up a part-time PhD in place-based education and philosophy at the University of Edinburgh.
Interested in Transport Cultures, Urbanity, Mobility, Communication & Group Identity. Follow on twitter: http://twitter.com/textdump
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