Stories of Cosmopolitan Belonging

Emotion and Location

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Planning
Cover of the book Stories of Cosmopolitan Belonging by , Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781317684916
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: June 20, 2014
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781317684916
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: June 20, 2014
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

What does it mean to belong in a place, or more than one place? This exciting new volume brings together work from cutting-edge interdisciplinary scholars researching home, migration and belonging, using their original research to argue for greater attention to how feeling and emotion is deeply embedded in social structures and power relations.

Stories of Cosmopolitan Belonging argues for a practical cosmopolitanism that recognises relations of power and struggle, and that struggles over place are often played out through emotional attachment. Taking the reader on a journey through research encounters spiralling out from the global city of London, through English suburbs and European cities to homes and lives in Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Mexico, the contributors show ways in which international and intercontinental migrations and connections criss-cross and constitute local places in each of their case studies.

With a reflection on the practice of 'writing cities' from two leading urbanists and a focus throughout the volume on empirical work driving theoretical elaboration, this book will be essential reading for those interested in the politics of social science method, transnational urbanism, affective practices and new perspectives on power relations in neoliberal times. The international range of linked case studies presented here will be a valuable resource for students and scholars in sociology, anthropology, urban studies, cultural studies and contemporary history, and for urban policy makers interested in innovative perspectives on social relations and urban form.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

What does it mean to belong in a place, or more than one place? This exciting new volume brings together work from cutting-edge interdisciplinary scholars researching home, migration and belonging, using their original research to argue for greater attention to how feeling and emotion is deeply embedded in social structures and power relations.

Stories of Cosmopolitan Belonging argues for a practical cosmopolitanism that recognises relations of power and struggle, and that struggles over place are often played out through emotional attachment. Taking the reader on a journey through research encounters spiralling out from the global city of London, through English suburbs and European cities to homes and lives in Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Mexico, the contributors show ways in which international and intercontinental migrations and connections criss-cross and constitute local places in each of their case studies.

With a reflection on the practice of 'writing cities' from two leading urbanists and a focus throughout the volume on empirical work driving theoretical elaboration, this book will be essential reading for those interested in the politics of social science method, transnational urbanism, affective practices and new perspectives on power relations in neoliberal times. The international range of linked case studies presented here will be a valuable resource for students and scholars in sociology, anthropology, urban studies, cultural studies and contemporary history, and for urban policy makers interested in innovative perspectives on social relations and urban form.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Urban Space, Identity and Postmodernity in 1980s Spain by
Cover of the book Opera: The Basics by
Cover of the book The Poetics of Science Fiction by
Cover of the book Zola, The Body Modern by
Cover of the book Foreign Policies toward Taiwan by
Cover of the book Cultural Politics – Queer Reading by
Cover of the book Equity and Difference in Physical Education, Youth Sport and Health by
Cover of the book Preparing the Educator in Counselor Education by
Cover of the book The Ambiguity of Teaching to the Test by
Cover of the book The Lotos-Eaters by
Cover of the book Reassessing the Responsibility to Protect by
Cover of the book Preference Data for Environmental Valuation by
Cover of the book Governing Refugees by
Cover of the book Routledge Handbook of Leisure Studies by
Cover of the book Poems Of Wine & Revelry by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy