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Representation and alienation in the political land-scape
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Abstract The question of representation in the definition of landscape is arguably at the nexus of important theoretical issues in the social sciences and humanities, and is in evident need of clarification. A key but largely overlooked concept in the debate on la... view more
The question of representation in the definition of landscape is arguably at the nexus of important theoretical issues in the social sciences and humanities, and is in evident need of clarification. A key but largely overlooked concept in the debate on landscape and representation is the concept of alienation and, by extension, the concepts of commodification and reification. This paper will first examine the relation between landscape representation and alienation in terms of its substantive historical meaning, the transferral of ownership of rights in the land=property and the loss of rights which effectively makes one an alien, or foreigner, in the land. It will then examine this relationship in terms of the philosophical concern with alienation and objectification, particularly as explicated by the literary scholar and philosopher Georg Lukaacs.... view less
Document language
English
Publication Year
2005
Page/Pages
p. 19-40
Journal
Cultural Geographies, 12 (2005) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1191/1474474005eu321oa
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)