Valentine, G. and Sadgrove, J. (2013) Biographical Narratives of Encounter: The Significance of Mobility and Emplacement in Shaping Attitudes towards Difference. Urban Studies, 51 (9). 1979 - 1994. ISSN 0042-0980
Abstract
This paper is located within work in urban studies about the significance of contact with difference as a means for reducing prejudice and achieving social change. Recent approaches, influenced by theories of affect, have emphasised non-conscious everyday negotiations of difference in the city. In this paper it is argued that such approaches lose sight of the significance of the subject: of the reflective judgements of ‘others’ made by individuals; of our ability to make decisions around the control of our feelings and identifications; and of the significance of personal pasts and collective histories in shaping the ways we perceive and react to encounters. Rather, this paper uses a biographical approach focusing on interviewees’ narratives of encounter. Through its attention to processes of mobility and emplacement, it contributes to debates about when contact with difference matters by highlighting the importance of everyday social normativities in the production of moral dispositions.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2013 The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed |
Keywords: | emplacement; Europe; Geography; mobility; social group |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Geography (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 02 Mar 2015 11:44 |
Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2015 11:44 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042098013504142 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0042098013504142 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:81385 |