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Publication Date: 2023-Aug-13
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The Geopolitics of Place: Framing Avenues for Activism
Terry Locke
Cultural Studies and Transdisciplinarity in Education
In the concluding chapter, "The geo-politics of place: Framing avenues for activism", the preceding chapters are reflected on as conversation starters related to the concept of place in all its manifold meanings at personal, cultural, ideological and political levels. It commences with some reflections on both radicalism and activism, before proceeding to a discussion of what is being increasingly referred to as the "anthropocene." It then moves on to a focus on place as it relates to geopolitical discourse, drawing on the work of Dodds (2019) and others. Drawing on geopolitical theory, but with a major focus on place as a geographical entity, the chapter explores a range of contemporary global issues with a view to identifying "avenues for activism" -- strategies for positive change. These include soil erosion, land use, pollution and the displacement of human populations. The chapter concludes with some reflections on how sense of place can be reinforced or rediscovered, with a particular focus on human choice and ontology -- how we might choose to be in relation to places and our co-inhabitants. [For the complete volume, "Sense of Place, Identity and the Revisioning of Curriculum. Cultural Studies and Transdisciplinarity in Education. Volume 17," see ED673693.]
Descriptors: Activism, Geographic Location, Politics, Culture, Ideology, Land Use, Pollution, Relocation, World Views, World Problems
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