198 Pages
by
Routledge
198 Pages
by
Routledge
198 Pages
by
Routledge
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Geography Speaks is an investigation of how geography is informed by speech act theory and performativity. Starting with a critical analysis of how J.L. Austin's speech act theory probed the permeability between fact and fiction, it then assesses oppositional interpretations by John Searle and Jacques Derrida, and in doing so, it explores the fictional aspects within scientific knowledge. The... Read more
Introduction; Part I Setting the Stage; Chapter 1 Speech Acts; Chapter 2 Performing Science; Part II Geographic Applications of the Performative; Chapter 3 The Performance of Place; Chapter 4 The Performance of Cartography; Chapter 5 The Performance of Private and Public Space; Chapter 6 Environmental Determinism and Geopolitical Performance; Chapter 7 The Auto-Performance of Geography; conclusion Conclusion;
Biography
Dr, Rob Sullivan, Department of Geography, UCLA, USA
'Sullivan’s book is a very thought provoking and intriguing... Sullivan’s diverse, rich accounts of performatives can be a stimulating reading for a broad range of readers in geography.' Journal of Regional Science
