Low explores the interplay of space and culture in the plaza, showing how culture acts to shape public spaces and how the physical form of the plaza encodes the. Low also served as a conservation guest scholar at the getty conservation institute. According to editors setha low and mark maguire, attempts to study security have largely failed to attend to the conceptual and logistical. The routledge handbook of anthropology and the city 1st.
Space and place anthropology oxford bibliographies. Spatializing culture ebook by setha low 97817369639. Spatializing culture the ethnography of space and place taylor. The people, place, and space reader edited by jen jack. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies.
The politics of public space assembles a superb list of contributors to explore the important political dimensions of public space as a place where conflicts over cultural and political objectives become concrete. In this wideranging, multidisciplinary study, setha m. The politics of public space by setha low editor, neil. Images from this site are taken from the cover of the people, place, and space reader and are cc bync licensed to the editors, jen jack gieseking, william mangold, cindi katz, setha low, and susan saegert. The routledge handbook of anthropology and the city.
Premised on an engaged approach to urban anthropology, the volume adopts a thematic approach that covers a wide. Feb 14, 2003 discover book depositorys huge selection of setha low books online. Setha low cuny graduate center, new york cuny program. The ethnography of space and place, by setha low london, england, routledge, 2017. Locating culture blackwell readers in anthropology low, setha m. The politics of public space edition 1 by setha low. This chapter addresses the death and rebirth of urban anthropology in the 1990s and 2000s through the addition of spatial theories drawn from geography and a fuller understanding of. In her most recent book, spatializing culture, low draws on over twenty years of research to outline, clarify, and expand upon the concept of spatializing culture, which she has been developing since her 1996 article in american. Locating culture blackwell readers in anthropology. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Low centers her study on two plazas in san jose, costa rica, with comparisons to.
Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite. She is also director of the gcs public space research group. The politics of public space i edited by setha low and neil smith. Locating culture blackwell readers in anthropology and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Oct 16, 2018 professor setha low has edited a new book entitled the routledge handbook of anthropology and the city.
A reader jen jack gieseking, william mangold, cindi katz, setha low, susan saegert eds. Lows book on the plazathe politics of public space and culture discusses the interrelationship of public space and culture. Spaces of security edited by setha low and mark maguire. Making place ebook by setha low 9780253011497 rakuten kobo. This volume grew out of a conference held at the cuny graduate center. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
Premised on an engaged approach to urban anthropology, the volume adopts a thematic. Through longterm research and collaborative projects i have found that spatializing. Low is currently professor of environmental psychology, geography, anthropology, and womens studies, and director of the public space research group at the graduate center, city university of new york, where she teach courses and trains ph. Professor low is currently involved in comparative research on private governance in public space and housing in new york city and toronto and how these regimes transform social relations. The ethnography of space and place 2017, and spaces of security. Edited by jen jack gieseking, william mangold, cindi katz, setha low, susan saegert. Friendly gossip, political rallies, outdoor concerts, drugs, shoeshines, and sexforsalealmost every aspect of latin american life has its place and time in the public plaza. Setha low is professor of anthropology, earth and environmental. Setha low spatializing culture people, place, and space. The people, place, and space reader brings together the writings of scholars, designers, and activists from a variety of fields to make sense of the makings and meanings of the world we inhabit.
The ethnography of space and place by setha low at indigo. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Setha low is an anthropologist long recognized for her contributions to the study of space and place. Setha low environmental psychology at the graduate center. This book demonstrates the value of ethnographic theory and methods in understanding space and place, and considers how ethnographicallybased spatial analyses can yield insight into prejudices, inequalities and social exclusion as well as offering people the means for understanding the places. Setha low of cuny graduate center, new york cuny read 115 publications contact setha low. Discover book depositorys huge selection of setha low books online. Setha low is professor of anthropology, earth and environmental sciences geography, environmental psychology, and womens studies at the graduate center, city university of new york, usa.
The people, place, and space reader jen jack gieseking. A book party and celebration of setha lows latest book, the handbook of anthropology and the city routledge 2019 took place at the american anthropological association in san jose, california on november 19 2018. Apr 16, 2014 the people, place, and space reader book. Buy the politics of public space by setha low editor, neil smith editor online at alibris. Neil smith is distinguished professor of geography and.
Low is professor of environmental psychology and anthropology and director of the public space research group at the graduate center, city university of new york. The politics of public space 1st edition setha low neil. Setha low celebrates her latest book, the handbook of. Low s book on the plazathe politics of public space and culture discusses the interrelationship of public space and culture.
Low born march 14, 1948 is a former president of the american anthropological association, a professor in environmental psychology, and the director of the public space research group at the city university of new york. Prof, phd program in psychology anthropology of space and place, medical anthropology, urban anthropology, historic preservation, landscapes of fear, securityinsecurity, and gating. The ethnography of space and place 1st edition, kindle edition by setha low author 4. Jan 11, 20 without these significant central public spaces, individuals cannot directly participate in conflict resolution. This book is an anthology of articles about the social construction of different forms of space and place i. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading anthropology of space and place. The politics of public space and culture 2000, and theorizing the city edited, 1999. Setha low spatializing culture the ethnography of space. In developing the concept of spatializing culture, setha low draws on over twenty. Ethnographies of securityscapes, surveillance and control 2019, edited with m. This book demonstrates the value of ethnographic theory and methods in understanding space and place, and considers how ethnographicallybased spatial analyses can yield insight into prejudices, inequalities and social exclusion as well as offering people the means for. The people, place, and space reader developed from conversations between jen jack gieseking and william mangold when they began teaching undergraduate courses drawing upon readings and discussions they had with cindi katz, susan saegert, and setha low during their time in the environmental psychology program at the graduate center of the city university of new york cuny.
The routledge handbook of anthropology and the city provides a comprehensive study of current and future urban issues on a global and local scale. It considers how ethnographically based spatial analyses can yield insight into prejudices, inequalities and social. This book demonstrates the value of ethnographic theory and methods in understanding space and place, and considers how ethnographicallybased spatial analyses can yield insight into prejudices, inequalities and social exclusion as well as offering people the means for understanding. Nov 10, 2017 setha low is an anthropologist long recognized for her contributions to the study of space and place. This acclaimed book by setha low is available at in several formats for your ereader.
Feb 14, 2003 anthropology of space and place by setha m. The graduate center, the city university of new york established in 1961, the graduate center of the city university of new york cuny is devoted primarily to doctoral studies and awards most of cunys doctoral degrees. Space and place have become central to analysis of culture and history in the humanities and social sciences. This book demonstrates the value of ethnographic theory and methods in. The ethnography of space and place this book demonstrates the value of ethnographic theory and methods for understanding space and place.
Setha low spatializing culture the ethnography of space and place. Jul 05, 2010 in this wideranging, multidisciplinary study, setha m. Assembles key anthropological articles that challenge accepted definitions and ideas of space and place. Locating culture is an unprecedented collection of key anthropological articles that illustrate how the conceptual and material dimensions of space are central to the production of social life. In this edition, page numbers are just like the physical edition. Low explores the interplay of space and culture in the plaza, showing how culture acts to shape public spaces and how the physical form of the plaza encodes the social and economic relations within its city. She is the author or editor of numerous books, including theorizing the city 1999, on the plaza 2000, place attachment 1992, housing, culture and society 1989, cultural spaces 2001 and behind the gates routledge, 2003. Spaces of security is a richly detailed volume examining the multiple dimensions, practices, and formulations of security that increasingly shape the conditions for modern life, as well as the discourses that have shaped how security is understood. Locating culture wiley blackwell readers in anthropology book 1 kindle edition by low, setha m.
Their context, they explain up front, is the broad decay of twentiethcentury american liberalism which has led to a restructuring of what. Read spatializing culture the ethnography of space and place by setha low available from rakuten kobo. Setha low is professor of anthropology and environmental psychology at the cuny graduate center. Professor setha low has edited a new book entitled the routledge handbook of anthropology and the city the routledge handbook of anthropology and the city provides a comprehensive study of current and future urban issues on a global and local scale.
The ethnography of space and place 1 by setha low isbn. Read making place space and embodiment in the city by setha low available from rakuten kobo. The ethnography of space and place forthcoming from routledge. Assembles key anthropological articles that challenge accepted definitions and ideas of space and place reveals how both the conceptual and. Setha low and neil smith, as editors and contributors to the politics of public space, create an intriguing and often thoughtprovoking exploration of our ideas of public spaces and public commons. She started her career as an assistant and associate professor of landscape architecture and regional planning, city and regional planning, and anthropology at the university of pennsylvania. This book demonstrates the value of ethnographic theory and methods in understanding space and place, and considers how. Low is currently professor of environmental psychology, geography, anthropology, and womens studies, and director of the public space research group at the graduate center, city university of new york, where she teaches courses and trains ph.
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