Representation of a Place
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- Created on: 27-05-19 16:52
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- Representation of a Place
- How individuals, or organisations such as businesses or councils, portray places they know about to others.
- Topophilia = love of a place. Topophobia (hate for a place)
- It is based on perspective
- if you're proud = positive. Bad experience = negative.
- Tourism companies and councils = positive. Newspapers may chose to focus on negative aspects to sell more copies.
- Groups influence our perceptions
- governments want to attract people or investment.
- Corporate bodies might want to generate profit. Eg Visit Britain to promote tourism.
- Communities want to improve the local economy or the lives of local people, Ludlow has a Food Festival each yr.
- Statistics
- Quantitative - population, income, crime figures.
- the figures theselves are objectivve, but can be used subjectively. eg people select the data to show what they want to show. Don't show a sense of place.
- Maps
- Location. Can also show demographic/economic data, also indxes of happiness.
- Films, Photography and Art
- Visual Representations
- give a sense of character
- Misleading - the artist shows what they want to show.
- Photos - in the moment. can be altered, photographer chooses that perspective.
- Films give a sense of pplace dependant on the story
- paintings are only an artists interpretation.
- Stories, articles, Music and Poetry
- Describe places
- Written representations
- How it feels to be in that place
- only offers perspective of the author
- Newsppers give a lot of detail. may be biased to sell more copies. Focus on negativr for more interest.
- Representation of NEW YORK
- Empire State of Mind, Alicia Keys. "sirens" "streets are mean" = crime. "Concrete jungle" "big lights will inspire you" "dreams" "make brand new" "selling rock" (drugs)
- Friends = coffee culture, apartments, friendship, , romance and love, hardship and stress, Rachael in high fashion.
- Devil Wears Prada = busy and congested, high fashion, work and career driven, professional and corporate, beauty as shallow?
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