1st Edition
Phobic Geographies The Phenomenology and Spatiality of Identity
By Joyce Davidson
Copyright 2003
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
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Despite recent estimates that there are currently 10 million people in the UK suffering from phobias, there is a substantial and conspicuous gap in existing academic literature and research on this topic. This book addresses this gap in relation to geography literature, but also extending beyond this field to connect with a wide range of academics, health professionals and phobic 'others' whose... Read more
Contents: Introduction: notes on stories, selves and spaces; What in the world is agoraphobia?; 'Joking Apart...' the negotiation of group boundaries through humour; Fear and trembling in the mall: Kierkegaard and consumer/consuming spaces; 'Putting on a Face': Sartre, Goffman and agoraphobic anxiety in social space; A phenomenology of fear: Merleau-Ponty and agoraphobic life-worlds; Pregnant pauses: agoraphobic embodiment and the limits of (im)pregnability; 'All in the Mind?' analysing the subject of 'Self-Help'; Conclusion: re/solution of spatial identities; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Joyce Davidson
'Joyce Davidson provides a powerful and highly original interpretation of phobias, and at the same time helps all of us to think afresh about ordinary, everyday experiences at the boundaries between our selves and our environments. By exploring phobic experiences, Davidson sheds new light on what it means to be a gendered, embodied and situated subject.' Professor Liz Bondi, The University of Edinburgh, UK 'This book does a wonderful job in weaving together a sophisticated theoretical framework with the voices and experiences of women. Each enriches the other in ways that will surely make a creative contribution to the work of a wide range of readers.' Dr Gillian Rose, The Open University, UK
