Premised on an engaged approach to urban anthropology, the volume adopts a thematic approach that covers a wide. 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. Spatializing culture ebook by setha low 97817369639. The people, place, and space reader jen jack gieseking. 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. 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.
Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite. The ethnography of space and place by setha low at indigo. Low also served as a conservation guest scholar at the getty conservation institute. 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. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading anthropology of space and place. 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. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Read making place space and embodiment in the city by setha low available from rakuten kobo. 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.
Space and place anthropology oxford bibliographies. Discover book depositorys huge selection of setha low books online. Lows book on the plazathe politics of public space and culture discusses the interrelationship of public space and culture. Feb 14, 2003 anthropology of space and place by setha m. The politics of public space and culture 2000, and theorizing the city edited, 1999. In this edition, page numbers are just like the physical edition.
The routledge handbook of anthropology and the city provides a comprehensive study of current and future urban issues on a global and local scale. Setha low is professor of anthropology and environmental psychology at the cuny graduate center. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Premised on an engaged approach to urban anthropology, the volume adopts a thematic. Setha low, professor of environmental psychology at the graduate center at cuny recently released her new book. 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 where they live, work, shop and socialize. According to editors setha low and mark maguire, attempts to study security have largely failed to attend to the conceptual and logistical. Apr 16, 2014 the people, place, and space reader book. Locating culture blackwell readers in anthropology low, setha m. Jul 05, 2010 in this wideranging, multidisciplinary study, setha m. 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. Setha low is professor of anthropology, earth and environmental. This book is an anthology of articles about the social construction of different forms of space and place i.
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. 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. 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. Assembles key anthropological articles that challenge accepted definitions and ideas of space and place. 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. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies. The politics of public space edition 1 by setha low. Space and place have become central to analysis of culture and history in the humanities and social sciences. The ethnography of space and place 2017, and spaces of security. Setha low cuny graduate center, new york cuny program.
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The politics of public space by setha low editor, neil. The politics of public space i edited by setha low and neil smith. In this wideranging, multidisciplinary study, setha m. Locating culture blackwell readers in anthropology. Read spatializing culture the ethnography of space and place by setha low available from rakuten kobo. 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. Setha low of cuny graduate center, new york cuny read 115 publications contact setha low. This volume grew out of a conference held at the cuny 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. Edited by jen jack gieseking, william mangold, cindi katz, setha low, susan saegert.
Spaces of security edited by setha low and mark maguire. Setha low is an anthropologist long recognized for her contributions to the study of space and place. The people, place, and space reader jen jack gieseking, william mangold, cindi katz, setha low, susan saegert on. Setha low spatializing culture people, place, and space. Setha low celebrates her latest book, the handbook of.
The ethnography of space and place 1st edition, kindle edition by setha low author 4. 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. This book demonstrates the value of ethnographic theory and methods in understanding space and place, and considers how. A reader jen jack gieseking, william mangold, cindi katz, setha low, susan saegert eds. Ethnographies of securityscapes, surveillance and control 2019, edited with m. Setha low spatializing culture the ethnography 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. This overview draws substantially from previous writings cowritten with setha low.
Assembles key anthropological articles that challenge accepted definitions and ideas of space and place reveals how both the conceptual and. Locating culture blackwell readers in anthropology and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. She is also director of the gcs public space research group. Authorartist etc setha m low denise lawrence zuniga. The ethnography of space and place this book demonstrates the value of ethnographic theory and methods for understanding space and place. Nov 10, 2017 setha low is an anthropologist long recognized for her contributions to the study of space and place. 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.
Neil smith is distinguished professor of geography and. The politics of public space 1st edition setha low neil. This book demonstrates the value of ethnographic theory and methods in. Feb 14, 2003 discover book depositorys huge selection of setha low books online. An internationally recognized center for advanced studies and a national model for public doctoral education, the graduate center offers more than thirty doctoral programs in. Oct 16, 2018 professor setha low has edited a new book entitled the routledge handbook of anthropology and the city. 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.
The routledge handbook of anthropology and the city. Making place ebook by setha low 9780253011497 rakuten kobo. The politics of public space isbn 97804159588 pdf epub. Low centers her study on two plazas in san jose, costa rica, with comparisons to. This book is an anthology of articles about the social construction of different forms of.
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. The ethnography of space and place, by setha low london, england, routledge, 2017. Jan 11, 20 without these significant central public spaces, individuals cannot directly participate in conflict resolution. The routledge handbook of anthropology and the city 1st. 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. 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. Low s book on the plazathe politics of public space and culture discusses the interrelationship of public space and culture. The people, place, and space reader edited by jen jack. Buy the politics of public space by setha low editor, neil smith editor online at alibris. 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. Their context, they explain up front, is the broad decay of twentiethcentury american liberalism which has led to a restructuring of what.
In developing the concept of spatializing culture, setha low draws on over twenty. Through longterm research and collaborative projects i have found that spatializing. The ethnography of space and place 1 by setha low isbn. 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. The ethnography of space and place forthcoming from routledge.
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