Mapping the Subject by Steve Pile

Mapping the Subject by Steve Pile

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Summary

Is it possible to map the human subject? This book explores the places of the subject in contemporary culture from a variety of directions and in the process, maps new territory for that subject, seeking new spaces, politics and possibilities.

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Mapping the Subject by Steve Pile

Rejecting static and reductionist understandings of subjectivity, this book asks how people find their place in the world. Mapping the Subject is an inter-disciplinary exploration of subjectivity, which focuses on the importance of space in the constitution of acting, thinking, feeling individuals. The authors develop their arguments through detailed case studies and clear theoretical expositions. Themes discussed are organised into four parts: constructing the subject, sexuality and subjectivity, the limits of identity, and the politics of the subject. There is, here, a commitment to mapping the subject - a subject which is in some ways fluid, in other ways fixed; which is located in constantly unfolding power, knowledge and social relationships. This book is, moreover, about new maps for the subject.

'It provides compelling ethical, policial and theoretical encouragement to any prospective explorerAn exciting an inspiring read. - Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie

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ISBN 13 9780415102261
ISBN 10 041510226X
Title Mapping the Subject
Author Steve Pile
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 1995-08-03
Number of pages 428
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