Abstract
For many geographers, the printed page is no longer a productive tool to engage contemporary definitions of place or debates surrounding the nonrepresentational. There is a discernible shift within the discipline toward creative research methods, including using media such as film or sound, with a perception that they are less “fixed” in nature. In this article, however, I suggest that, by developing “geo/graphic” work that draws on theories and practices from both cultural geography and graphic design, the page can be recast as a liminal space, a threshold between readers and their understanding and imagination. I propose that a book has the potential to offer a multisensory, interactive space of exploration for readers and that the construction of such geo/graphic work also offers researchers an additional creative method with which to understand place.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 164-176 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Geographical Review |
Volume | 103 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- book
- geo/graphic
- page
- place
- representation