Changing places: The concept of place Flashcards
What is the difference between place and space?
A place is a space with a meaning.
Define sense of place:
The subjective and emotional attachment people have to a place
Define sense of place:
The subjective and emotional attachment people have to a place
Define placelessness:
The loss of character from a place - could be anywhere, not unique.
Define tourist gaze:
The theory that people want to gaze upon and experience things outside of their normal everyday life.
Define attachment in terms of place:
The depth of feeling we have for a place (emotional bond).
What is in insider?
Someone who is familiar with a place and feels welcomed and as if they belong there.
What is an outsider?
Someone who is unfamiliar with a place and feels unwelcome and as if they don’t belong there.
Define a near place:
A place that is geographically near to where a person lives.
Define a far place:
A place that is geographically distant from where a person lives.
What is an experienced place?
A place that we have spent time in as residents or visitors.
What is a media place?
Places that we have not been to, but have created a sense of place for through the depiction in the media.
Define topophilia:
The attachment and love for a place.
Define topophobia:
The dread and hatred to a place.
What are agents of change?
People who impact a place through living, working or trying to improve a place.
What are clone towns?
Towns that have no individuality or independent stores and are made up of chain-stores.
Why are clone towns a bad thing?
Take away the culture and history from an area, generalising it and making it like every other clone town.
Define genius loci:
The ‘spirit’ of a place, based on its history, culture and daily atmosphere.
Define demographic:
The characteristics of a population.
Define idyll:
A location with ideal living conditions and good qualities.
Give an example of a media place:
Hogwarts
How are our perceptions of a place developed for media places?
through the media.
Media places are places that we only know through media, such as _____, ______, ____.
TV, literature, art
When we visit a now experienced place, we develop a ______.
Deeper understanding of the place
Explain fictional media places e.g. Hogwarts as a media place:
- We can develop a sense of place through the media representations.
- It cannot fall short of our expectations as we are unable to experience them.
Media places can become ______ places.
Experienced.
Media places often focus on extreme ______ or ______ views.
Positive or negative.
Give 3 ways how globalisation has affected people’s experience of geographical distance:
- Improvements in travel technology means far places are quicker to get to, so can be experienced more easily and frequently.
- Improvements in technology means people can become familiar with media places.
- People can remain closely connected with people and activities in far places via the internet.
