Monday, February 18, 2008

Week 6-Barker, Chapter 12 (Cultural Space and Urban Place)

"Home...is a manifestation of an investment of meaning in space. It is a clim we make about a place. It is constructed through social relations which are both internal and external and constantly shifting in their power relations (Silverstone, 1994)." Is home constituted as a place of relaxation? Maybe a space that is private or public? Is space considered to be sacred? Should it be? Should "our" space be ours and not be interrupted by others? As we look further into the intimacy of space and place, we journey to discover that our space has changed and morphed into something we may not be comfortable being in. Now that we are living in the midst of an incredible technological age, it seems to be difficult to find a sense of peace in a "myspace world." And we come to the reality of it all and find that subcultures are being developed throughout cities, web-communities, and we find comfort in different situations depending on your space.  

3 Comments:

Blogger Rene said...

Interesting.

I think of home as the place I belong.

Sometimes I feel that home is where I am and so I feel at home everywhere.

And indeed, there have been many times I have felt at home nowhere even when externally I'm with people who are just like me and in theory, I should fit in but do not ...

Makes me think of 1 Corinthians 13:11 ...
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known ...

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