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    Human-landscape relations and the occupation of space: experiencing and expressing domestic gardens

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    Authors
    Stenner, Paul
    Church, Andrew
    Bhatti, Mark
    Affiliation
    Open University
    University of Brighton
    Issue Date
    2012-01-31
    Subjects
    landscape
    nonrepresentational theory
    domestic gardens
    occupation
    mass observation
    narrative
    subjectivity
    
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    Abstract
    A consideration of occupation and space is outlined to advance nonrepresentational thinking about human—landscape relations. Empirical findings are presented from a research project based on data from the Mass Observation Archive relevant to gardens and gardening. These data are analysed to explore how ‘ordinary’ people (who have contributed to this Archive) express and experience issues concerning their home gardens. Our analysis suggests four distinct modes of occupation relevant to the ways in which these lay writers describe their garden and gardening experiences and activities. The naturalistic mode is occupied with the garden as expressive of ‘nature’; the nostalgic mode is occupied with memory and self-reflection; the pragmatic mode concerns tasks/activities that constitute the routine practices of gardening; and the mimetic mode is occupied with the interpersonal dynamics and processes of human social activity. The analysis is situated in the theoretical context of some recent developments in nonrepresentational theory. We suggest that our approach and data are compatible with the process-orientation of nonrepresentational thinkers, and that—contrary to certain objectivist tendencies within nonrepresentational theorising—this approach does not need to neglect the importance of issues of subjectivity and experience, and the relevance of textual data. We aim to lend empirical substance to recent theoretical and philosophical discussions on space, and speculations about why the home garden appears to be so important to many people.
    Citation
    Stenner P, Church A, Bhatti M (2012) 'Human-landscape relations and the occupation of space: experiencing and expressing domestic gardens', Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, 44 (7), pp.1712-1727.
    Publisher
    SAGE Publications
    Journal
    Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10547/625163
    DOI
    10.1068/a44378
    Additional Links
    https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1068/a44378
    Type
    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0308-518X
    EISSN
    1472-3409
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1068/a44378
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