Undoing Place? A Geographical Reader

358 Pages·1997·11.672 MB·English

by  Linda McDowell (ed.)

UNDOING
PLACE?
A GEOGRAPHICRAELA DER
Editbeyd
LindMac Dowell
DepartmeonfGt e ography,
UniverosfiC taym bridUgKe ,
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CONTENTS
Acknwoledgenmtes ix
IntroductRietohni kninPgl aec 1
Sectino OneH omeplace
Editiolair notdurtcoin 13
1 StpehnaiCeo on'tL"ze,a vIteto B eav"ea rnd
"Ozzaine dH arreti:"A meiracnF amiliienst he
1590s('19 92) 22
2 behlolo sk,' HmoepcleaA: S tieo fR estinasce('91 91) 33
3 LynnS pig'eTlhS,eu brubaHno mCeo mpanoin:
Telveiisoann tdh Nee igbhorhoIoddei anl
PowstarA meirc'(a 1992) 39
4 TimP untam',By eondt hMeo deHronm e:
Shftiintgh Pear maeterosfR esindcee('19 93) 47
Section TwIonP laceP:l acaen dC ommunity
Editroiianlt urtcoidno 61
5 HuwB enoynR,a yH usdonJ,i mL ewiDsav,i Sda dler
anAdl naT ownsend',I"' tsA lFlal lgiA nprta Heer":
Comignt oT ermswi htt hFeu truei nT eesei'd( 1898) 70
6 JohWne stren',A bmivlaetAn tctahemnttsoP lace
inL ondoTnw:e levB arabdiFaanm eisl('i1 993) 82
7 BeaitxCr ampble'l,pS acaen d Po(w19e93r)' 94
8 PartiWcrki htg',hT eG hosntgio ft hIen enrC tiy('18 95) 120
9 BenjaFmoriens' tW,e Hstol lwyoodas S ymbol:
TheS ingficiancoef P laicnte h Ceo ntsrtuicno
ofa G ayI dneti(t1y99'5 ) 112
SectioTnh reeO uto fP lacEes:c apAett empts
Editiolair tnordutcino 131
10 ColumubsH opepra nJdo hynM nooer,' Womeinn
OutlaMwot roclyceG ang's( 1990) 139
11 RobS hides'lM,o dsR,o ckaenrTsdu rf Gangs:
CaranliosvfV ionlcee('19 91) 155
12 GeogreM cKa,y' 0L iefU nleit koO usr!G of orI t!
New AgeT ravlelse'(r 1995) 158
13 SallWieeswt ood',Ra csim,B lack Masculitnyai ndt he
PoiltiocfsS pace('91 90) 171
14 Jante Wloff,' On theR oadA gai:M netaphosr ofT rvael
inC utluarlC ritici(s919m2') 180
viiCion tenst
SectiFoonu rN o Placlei kHeo me:T heR esti n tWhees t
Edtioirailtn rotdiuocn 195
15 PaulG irloy',T" he iWshpWeakre st,hS ehu ddPealry "s:
"Race,N" atiaonnEd ht nciA bslotuis(m18'97 ) 200
16 DiaJneaat re', RotaB sefea nRde ggMaues ic:
TheP assinogfW hietnses('19 92) 217
17 StuartH al'lCl,ut uIrdatelyin a tnDdi aosrpa('19 90) 231
18 KeviRno bi'nTsdr iatainoTdnr nasloant:i
NatniaoClu leti unIr tGsol blaC onte(xt19'91) 243
SectiFoinv eI maginePdl aces
Edtioirailtno rduction 259
19 JoGno ss',T h"eMa giocft hMea "l:Aln A nalyosfFi orsm ,
Funtcioann,dM eaniinntg h Ceon tepmoraryR etiaBlu ti l
Enviornmetn(' 1993) 265
20 ShaornZ unk,i' DiysW noerlTdh:eP owreo fF acdae/
TheF acaodfPe o we(r19'9 1) 284
21 ChritosphPenirne y,' FurteTu ravelA:n thorloopagnyd
CultulDr iatsnacei na nA geo f ViRrteuiaatlOlyr,
A PasSte eFnr oamP ossibFluetr ue('19 92) 294
SectiSoinx PostscrTihpetP :o ssbiiiltoyf a PoltiicosfP lace
Edtiroiiatnlr uotcdion 313
22 DoereMn assye,' TehP oltiicPalleao cfL oclayi t
Studsi'(e 1899) 317
23 Iirs rMiaoYonu ng'o,Tg teheirnD ff ierence:
Trnafsorimntgh Leo igcof G roupPo ltiilcC aonliftc(' 1993) 332
Index 343
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ast hirseda eirsb aseadr ouant dh di yrerac ousret hta tIe aicnht he
geogradpehpya rttma etCn ambridIgs eh,o ulleidt k ot hankt ohaslel
sutdetnsw hoh avew orkweidt mhe o ni ts,e emteode nyji oti,n ldgued
myr eimnciescneosf t h1e69 0as ndm oeri moprtanttaluytg m hea l to
aboutth e1 990sH.u gMhc Dowleld itdh ep htoocyoipnagg a.isno,
thnaska giant oo. LAaunardM cKelcvoinnetue id tofn iebs eu prtpioev
edi.tF oirnya slIhl oulleid k ttoh aanltklh a eut hso rfaogerr eitnobg e ing
rpernitehdee r,e spceiya tlohlsew hon evekrn we thewyer er ehacing
georgpahesr.
Thee ditopr uaibnsldhs we orulldei t kot hatnhkfe ol lwoinfgor p erims­
siotnou sceo pryihgtm ateirailnt his book.
Thea uthsoa rnRdo utlletd.dg ef oIsrta ''lf lla" lgia npahrter e:"c omign
tot erwmist thh feu rteui nTe esidbyeH 'uw BenoynR,a yH usdonJ,i m
LewisD,a vSiadd laenrAd l aTno wnsenidnP. Cook(dee .L)oc alitiTehse:
ChangiFnagc eo f Urban B(rUnitwanii Hnym an1,89 8)t;h aeut hoarn d
ReeCdo nmseurB ooskl dt.f or' pSacaen dpo weirnG'o liaBtrhi:it n'sa
DangeroPulsa cebsy B .C ampb(eMltelh ue1n99,3 )t;h aeu thoarn d
HarpeorlClPiunbisls hse rf'oL"re aviett oB eaev"r and "Ozziaend
Harreti:"A meircnaf maielsii nt h1e59 0si'nT he Way We NeverWe re:
AmericaFna miliaensd t he NostalgTriaap b y eSpthnaiCeo notczo,p y­
rigCh 1t99 2b yB asBioco sk,a diviiosonf H arpCeorlsl Piunbliss,h er
Icn.t;h ea uthoarn dP ioLnt .df or' WesHtol lwyooda ss ybmolt:h e
sinigifcnaceo fp alcietn h ceo ntsrtuicoofnag aiyed nty'ib tyB .F oreisnt
Enviornmenta ndP lnannigD :S ocieatnyd S pace1,3( 1995t)h;ae ut hor
andR outleLddtg.fe or 'T"hew hispweakre st,h es huddpealrys :"
"race,n" atioann de tnhiacb osultisimnT'h e reA int'N o Blacikn t he
UnionJ ackb yP aulG irloy( Unwni Hyman1,89 7);t hea uthoarn d
BalcwkelPlu ibslhseI crn.f or' Thmea giocft hmea lbly'J onG ossi n
Annasl oft he AssociatoifAo mne ricaGne ograpsh 8er31, (19t9h3e) ;
authaonrdL awrenacnedW ishaLrttfd o 'rC ulturala niddd ieanstpiobtryya '
StuaHratli lnJ .R uther(feodrI.dd) e ntiCtomym:u ntiy,C ultrueD,i fference
(laewnrcaen Wdi hsartLdt .1,99 0)t;h aeut hoarn Sdo utEhn dPr efsors
'Homaecpeals: i otfer es itsancei'n Ye arningR:a ceG,e ndearn d Cultural
Politbiycb s ellh ook(sS otuhE ndP ress1,9 91)t; haeut hsoa rndS age
PubilcaotnisI cn.f or' Womeni no utwl amotocryclgea ngsb'y C olubmus
B.H oppearn dJ ohnyn Mooer inJ ournalo fC ontemporaEryt hnog­
raphy,1 8, p4,p .3 6-387<C> 1990S ageP ubilcaotnisI nct.h;e autfohro r
'Rota sbeefa ndr eggaem usi:c thep assinogf w hitesnse'b y Diaan
x Acknwolegdements
Jeatrei nNe w Formatio1n8s( 1992)t;ha eut hoarn dVe rsfoo 'r0 l fie
unle itoko ursG!o f ori tl ANgeewt realvsl'ei rnS enseleAscsst of
Beautyb yG eogreM cKa(yeV sro1,99 6)t;ha eu thaonrdP ioLnt. d for
'Thpeo tliicpalla ocfel ociatslytd uise'b yD oreMeanss eyi nEn viron­
menta ndP lanniAn,g2 3( 1991;t) haeut hoarn tdh Aem eriAcnatrnho ­
polioclgaA sscoiatfioo'rn F urtetu realva:n tohproolgya ndc utlural
ditsanicena na geo fv irturaelliat oy,r paa tss eefnrm o ap ossible
ftuuer'b y rCithspoePrni neiyn Vi usaAl nhtropoloygR eview&1(, 1992);
thaeu thaonrdR o utlLedtd.fg oe'r B eyotnhmdeo dehronm es:h ifting
the apmaterreso fr seindceeb'y Ti m PutnaimnJ .B idr,B .C urtis,
T.P utnam,R oGb.e rtsaonndl .Ti ckn(eerd Msa)p pintgh eF utures:
LocalC ulturaensd G lobaClh ang(e 1993)t;h aeut hoarn dR otuledge
Ldt.f o'rT driatainodna nstlriaotnna:ot niaclu leti unir tgslb oaclon text'
by vKieRno biinnJs o hCno rnaenrdS yvliHaa rvey( edEsn)te rprainsde
HeritagCer:o sscurroenfNt ast ionCaull tu(reoR utle1d9g91e),;t he
authoarn Rdo utlLedtd.fgo re' Modrsok,ce sra ntdu fgr angsi'nP l aces
on theM arginA:lt ernatiGveeo graphioefMs o dernitbyy R .S hlides
(Rotuled1g99e1;,t) haeut hoarn Pdr ncietAornc ihtteuacrlPe rsfso 'rT he
subbuanrh omceo mpaniotne:ls eivoainn tdh nee igohrhboiodde ianl
potwsarA meribcyaL y'n nS pigienBl .C olionmad .(S)ee xualaintyd
Spac(e rPnicetAorcnhi tteuacrlPr es1s99,2 t)h;ae ut hoarn d PLidto.fnor
'Abmiavltea nttachmntetso p lcaei nL ondotnw:le vBear baidafnma i­
lsi'eb yJ .We streni nEn viornmetna ndP lnannigD :S ocieatnyd S pace,
11( 1993)t;h aeu thaonrdR outleLddt.gf eor ' Racibslma,mc akcs u­
litnyai ndt hpeo iltiocfs spbaycS eal'l Wieesw toodi n HJe.a rann d
D.M ogran( edMse)n, M asculiitniaensd S ociaThle or(y UwniHny man,
1990t)h;ae ut hoarn Rdo utlLetd.dg ef' oOtrn h reo aadga in:ta pmheors
oft raivnce lut luarclr tiicibsyJm a'nt We olffi nCu ltuSrtauld i7e (s 1993);
thaeut hofror' Thgeho stinogft hien enrt yci'inO n Liviingna nO ld
Countryt:h eN ationPaals ti nC ontemporary BbryPi tatariinW crikg ht
(Vseor1,89 5t)h;ae u thaonrdL a wnrceaen Wdi shLatrt.df o'roT gteher
ind ieffrentcrena:sfo mrign thel ogoifc grpooutlpiil cc aonfitlc'b y
I.M .Y oung inJ .S quiers( edP.ri)cn iplePdo sitio(Lnasw nrceea nd
WishLatrt.d ,19 93)a;n dt haeu thaonrdt hUe niveyr osfiC taiolfrnia
Prefsos'r D niesWyo rltdh:pe o weorff caad/hetef caadoefp oweirn'
Landscapeosf P owerF:r omD etrotiotD isneyWo rlbd yS harZounk in,
copgyhrtCC> i 1991T heR egnetosft hUen iveyro sfCi atliofrnia.
Evye refforth asb eemna dteo t raccoep ryihgth olsd oefrm atreial
reopdruceidnt hibso oAkn.y r ihgtnso atc knowlehdergewe ildbl e
acknowledsguesbeduq eitnpn r intiifnn ogtsii csgev i ent ot hpeu ­b
lsihers.
INTRODUCTION:
RETHINKIPNLGA CE
Itnh lesa tf ewy eahrusm agne oragphhya bse etnrn asformeNdo.ot nyl
hatsh seu jbceti tsbeelcmfoe i mmeasaubrlmyor ei tneersitn(gi mny
viwe alte ta)ass n eww ayosf l oionkagta nedx pilinantgh een ormous
socsipota-icahlna geosfr eceyneta hrasve p roduac vevidi dv,ir bnat
andd ivresed icsinpel,biu tg eoagpryh aslof nidsi tlsfes,o mewth a
uncacutosmed,l ytahtce e net orfd ebatiesnt hseo icaslc niceeasn d
humatniieasb otsu pa-cteimceo mrpesns,ti hoeex pnasioofn smsaa nd
ncihceon summearre kttsh,i emp atco fm igtriaoann d dtevheel oepnmt
ofdi saporiidcte iinetas,bo utth eef feocfgt lsb oalc ommuinactnisoo n
lolcc autlruesa,bo utth per odtuicoann ds ymboliosfmi mangeid or
spetaccupllaarc Aessi,.tn h feni ayle aorfts h tew neticeetnht ,pu alryces
int hweo rlbde ocmei cnreiansgilnyrt cenonceteadn ad sg olbacla tpail­
issme mesl eia knu ntsopapbljegu geruntea,ar sianlgtl h aitsl olca and
partciulianir t psat ht,h ee irsi cnerasiannxgi eatmyo nmga yn com­
menattoarbosu bto tthh 'ee nodfh sitroya'n tdh 'ee nodfg eoagpryh'.
Somwehapta radolx,yt ihceeah rla,sa tt hsea mtei m,b eeeanr eas­ser
tinoo ft hsei igfnniccoeaf l ocoarrl e igoniadnlett iieisnt:h t eru nb actko
lolcl aanggeusia nt hpee prhiearlp artosf G reaBtir taiinnt, h rei sofe
new formso fr egniaoaln edt nhinca otniiaslamn idn t hseh aettirnogf
formecro mmunsits tatienstm oul itplpea rtasn nde w naitnos.
The npcriipaailmo ft hirse adiestr ou ncovearn da ssessosm oef
tehsec hnagse,t oe xaminteh ew aysi nw hicthh er ealtoinhsisp
betweenp alceasn idn vdiiduaangldr oupt iitdhieavenecs hnageodv re
tiem.T hiissc lrelaayl agrea ismo I h aver etsrtiecmdy f oucst oi ssues
thagte naelrfllayul nd er htehaiedn ogf s ocigaelo gra-pthhyai tst o
aeraosf d aillfiyet haater outsei tdhseo iclar ealtnisoo fw ageadn d
unwaged l,aa tlbhoouurtghshdi viiisocna nnev ebre w atrteihgta ntdh e
spatlid aisitbirunoto ft hseo clic alsaeshs also nbge ean k eyi ssiune
soclig aeogrya.Ip hhavec oncaetnetodrn t h'ea dnvceadi ndtuirsla
wes,t 'tinh em aiGnre atBi rtiana ndt heU SA,a nd tohnep eirod
bewteent he eonft dh eS eocndW orlWda ra nd theo ft ehned
cenrtyu.
Them aiangr umeto nfw hta lfolowsi st htat hee irsa reicrpocl a
rletaioinpbs ehwteetnh ceo nttsiutiofop nal ceasn pde olpeT.h utsh ee r
isa d uaflou cso nh owp lacaeersg v ien menaigna ndho wp eoplaeer
contsituttrheuodg hpl a(csae w elals h ow thye peceriev and cosnume
placiene vryedasyo ciiatnler atcios)n.F urthe,rt hea prpoacthak eni n
ther eard iest ou ntiet hes ocaila ndt hec ultaulir nt hes esnet htat he
siginfinccaeo fb otmha tearlis ocailr elatsi aonnds ymbolmieca nisn ign