On geography and encounter Bodies, borders, and difference

The notion of encounter has been used widely within work on urban diversity and socio-cultural difference, yet it remains under-theorized. This paper argues that ‘encounter’ is a conceptually charged construct that is worthy of sustained and critical attention. Drawing on a wide range of geographica...

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Published in:Progress in human geography Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 451 - 471
Main Author: Wilson, Helen F.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.08.2017
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects:
Borders
Cultural differences
Geography
Human geography
Links
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Personal experiences
Postcolonialism
Sociocultural factors
Socioeconomic factors
Urban studies
animal geographies
borders
enchantment
difference
encounter
materiality
more-than-human
ISSN:0309-1325, 1477-0288
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Summary:The notion of encounter has been used widely within work on urban diversity and socio-cultural difference, yet it remains under-theorized. This paper argues that ‘encounter’ is a conceptually charged construct that is worthy of sustained and critical attention. Drawing on a wide range of geographical interests, including animal geographies, urban diversity, postcolonialism, mobile geographies, and the more-than-human, it offers the first examination of how ‘encounter’ has been deployed across the discipline. By further tracing the historical links between geography and encounter, the paper contends that encounters are distinct genres of contact, and demonstrates why this matters for geographical thought, and how we think about bodies, borders, and difference.
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ISSN:0309-1325
1477-0288
DOI:10.1177/0309132516645958