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| - | [[Michel de Certeau]] critisesed the geographers who only look at the world as a whole. From a view point of the 110 th floor of a building. He argued that geographers need to be on a more locale scale (Crang, p. 136). He calls it a ''bird's eye view''. Foucault focused to much on power according to de Certeau. De Certeau says that people negotiate about power in doing so. The people with the most power are on the top floor of the big buildings looking down on the streets as a whole. | + | [[Michel de Certeau]] critisesed the geographers who only look at the world as a whole. From a view point of the 110 th floor of a building. He argued that geographers need to be on a more locale scale (Crang, p. 136). He calls it a ''bird's eye view''. [[Foucault]] focused to much on power according to de Certeau. De Certeau says that people negotiate about power in doing so. The people with the most power are on the top floor of the big buildings looking down on the streets as a whole. |
Revision as of 14:34, 28 October 2011
Michel de Certeau critisesed the geographers who only look at the world as a whole. From a view point of the 110 th floor of a building. He argued that geographers need to be on a more locale scale (Crang, p. 136). He calls it a bird's eye view. Foucault focused to much on power according to de Certeau. De Certeau says that people negotiate about power in doing so. The people with the most power are on the top floor of the big buildings looking down on the streets as a whole.
References
Crang, M., Relics,places and unwritten geographies in the work of Michel de Certeau (1925-86)
Created by
Pauline van Heugten s3044335 & Evelien Kuypers s3000052
