Geographien zwischen Diskurs und Praxis – Mit Wittgenstein Anknüpfungspunkte von Diskurs- und Praxistheorie denken
Current discussions about a <i>practice turn</i> in human geography raise questions about whether discourse analytical approaches are focusing too strongly on symbolic representations. However, practice-theoretical conceptions privilege the analysis of everyday practices, discussing issu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Copernicus Publications
2015-09-01
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| Series: | Geographica Helvetica |
| Online Access: | http://www.geogr-helv.net/70/225/2015/gh-70-225-2015.pdf |
| Summary: | Current discussions about a <i>practice turn</i> in human geography raise questions about
whether discourse analytical approaches are focusing too strongly on
symbolic representations. However, practice-theoretical conceptions
privilege the analysis of everyday practices, discussing issues of
embodiment and materiality. Following the considerations of Ludwig
Wittgenstein, we assume certain connections between these two fields of
study and explore the links between discourse and practice theory by
employing the Wittgensteinian concepts of <i>language-games</i>
and <i>rule-following</i>. Focussing on the discourse
theory of Laclau and Mouffe and the practice theory of Schatzki, we show to
what extend <i>both</i> theories are informed by Wittgenstein's work and can be seen as
different types of language-games analyses. We highlight the similarities
and discuss the differences in the basic interests of these theories.
Finally, we introduce an integrative „Wittgensteinian approach“ that is
illustrated by two empirical examples of geographical inquiry – practices
of a <i>new rurality</i> and rap-music in stigmatized <i>banlieus</i>. |
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| ISSN: | 0016-7312 2194-8798 |