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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.
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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''. [[Michel 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.

Latest revision as of 15:40, 30 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. Michel 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)


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Pauline van Heugten s3044335 & Evelien Kuypers s3000052

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