Poetics of space
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Said argues that objectivly looking at a space, isn't nearly as important as what is poetically endowed. This is almost always a figurative value given to the specific space. Space get's emotional but sometimes also rational sense by this process. | Said argues that objectivly looking at a space, isn't nearly as important as what is poetically endowed. This is almost always a figurative value given to the specific space. Space get's emotional but sometimes also rational sense by this process. | ||
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Gregory, D. (2000). Edward Said's imaganative geographies | Gregory, D. (2000). Edward Said's imaganative geographies | ||
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*Jordi de Leeuw, 26-10-2012 | *Jordi de Leeuw, 26-10-2012 | ||
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Poetics of space is a term thought of by Edward Said as a continuation of othering. Said argues that we humans universally designate a place that is ours in our mind. This is the familiar space, but there is also space that is unfamiliar to us, we see this as a space beyond ours and call it theirs.
process
Said argues that objectivly looking at a space, isn't nearly as important as what is poetically endowed. This is almost always a figurative value given to the specific space. Space get's emotional but sometimes also rational sense by this process.
references
Gregory, D. (2000). Edward Said's imaganative geographies
contributers
- Jordi de Leeuw, 26-10-2012
