Considering Space: A Critical Concept for the Social Sciences

Author:   Dominik Bartmanski (Humboldt University, Berlin) ,  Henning Füller (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany) ,  Johanna Hoerning (HafenCity University, Hamburg Germany) ,  Gunter Weidenhaus (Technische Universität Berlin, Germany)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   284
Publication Date:   15 September 2023
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Dominik Bartmanski (Humboldt University, Berlin) ,  Henning Füller (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany) ,  Johanna Hoerning (HafenCity University, Hamburg Germany) ,  Gunter Weidenhaus (Technische Universität Berlin, Germany)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9781032420882


ISBN 10:   103242088
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   15 September 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: An Invitation to Spatial Theorizing Part I: Considering Space in Social Theory 2. Understanding Social Change: Refigurations; 3. Space in the Theory of Reflexive Modernization: The Location of Subjects from a Cosmopolitan Perspective; 4. Wittgenstein’s House: From Philosophy to Architecture to Philosophy; 5. Mapping Assemblages: Analytical Benefits of Thinking with Space; 6. The Invention of the Global: Constitutions of space in theories of globalization Part II: Considering Space in Global Epistemologies 7. Dividing the ‘World’: Spatial Binaries and the Global Perspective; 8. European Elsewheres: Global Sociologies of Space and Europe; 9. The Refiguration of the Social and the Re-Configuration of the Communal; 10. Caste, Class, and Space: Inequalities in India Part III: Considering Space in Meaning Making 11. A Dangerous Liaison? Space and the Field of Cultural Production; 12. Object Affordances, Space, and Meaning: The Case of Real Estate Staging; 13. Like a Child in a Supermarket: Locational Meanings and Locational Socialization Revisited; 14. Placing Performance into a Distressed Space: The Case of San Berillo; Epilogue

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‘Mixing conceptual exploration and case illustration, this lively volume will make its readers think again and anew about the role of space in social theory and social life.’ - Loïc Wacquant, Professor of Sociology, University of California Berkeley, USA, author of Bourdieu in the City: Challenging Urban Theory ‘The idea that space is socially constructed has long been accepted, but it has proved harder to make the case that the social is spatially constructed. This book relishes this challenge, providing new conceptual tools, epistemological advances and empirical evidence. It does so much more than this, though. It provokes us to think about the relationship between socially constructed space and the spatially constructed social. This is a profoundly political task, as this book provides new paths, new opportunities, new affordances for thinking about the current conjuncture, the crisis of crises.’ - Steve Pile, Professor of Human Geography, The Open University, UK, author of Bodies, Affects, Politics: The Clash of Bodily Regimes ‘There is a thoroughgoing 'spatial turn' taking place in the social sciences right now, one that pervades 'applied' as much as 'theoretical' work... This book excels at bringing to bear the tools of critical reflection onto fundamental spatial concepts and the representational logics on which such concepts are often based. The range of empirical examples is admirable, showing that space ought to be central to theory of social life, not incidental. This collection is of an excellent standard, and its writing first rate.’ - Eduardo de la Fuente, Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of South Australia, co-editor of Aesthetic Capitalism and author of Twentieth Century Music and the Question of Modernity


'Mixing conceptual exploration and case illustration, this lively volume will make its readers think again and anew about the role of space in social theory and social life.' - Loic Wacquant, Professor of Sociology, University of California Berkeley, USA, author of Bourdieu in the City: Challenging Urban Theory 'The idea that space is socially constructed has long been accepted, but it has proved harder to make the case that the social is spatially constructed. This book relishes this challenge, providing new conceptual tools, epistemological advances and empirical evidence. It does so much more than this, though. It provokes us to think about the relationship between socially constructed space and the spatially constructed social. This is a profoundly political task, as this book provides new paths, new opportunities, new affordances for thinking about the current conjuncture, the crisis of crises.' - Steve Pile, Professor of Human Geography, The Open University, UK, author of Bodies, Affects, Politics: The Clash of Bodily Regimes 'There is a thoroughgoing 'spatial turn' taking place in the social sciences right now, one that pervades 'applied' as much as 'theoretical' work... This book excels at bringing to bear the tools of critical reflection onto fundamental spatial concepts and the representational logics on which such concepts are often based. The range of empirical examples is admirable, showing that space ought to be central to theory of social life, not incidental. This collection is of an excellent standard, and its writing first rate.' - Eduardo de la Fuente, Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of South Australia, co-editor of Aesthetic Capitalism and author of Twentieth Century Music and the Question of Modernity


Author Information

Dominik Bartmanski is a professor of cultural sociology at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Henning Füller is a researcher at the Department of Geography, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Johanna Hoerning is a professor of sociology at Technical University Berlin. Gunter Weidenhaus worked as a guest professor of sociology at the Technical University Berlin.

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