Is post-phenomenology a critical geography? Subjectivity and difference in post-phenomenological geographies

This article identifies two major problems within emerging formulations of ‘post-phenomenology’ in geography: its approach to the subject and its limited analytical engagement with concepts of social difference. I review these problems at length before putting post-phenomenology into conversation wi...

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Published inProgress in human geography Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 298 - 316
Main Author Kinkaid, Eden
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.04.2021
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Geography
Human geography
Phenomenology
Social problems
Subjectivity
phenomenology
subjectivity
subject
critical phenomenology
difference
post-phenomenology
Merleau-Ponty
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ISSN0309-1325
1477-0288
DOI10.1177/0309132520909520

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Summary:This article identifies two major problems within emerging formulations of ‘post-phenomenology’ in geography: its approach to the subject and its limited analytical engagement with concepts of social difference. I review these problems at length before putting post-phenomenology into conversation with another contemporary strand of phenomenological thought, critical phenomenology, which has responded to similar problems in classical phenomenology while retaining a focus on subjectivity and social difference. Ultimately, I recommend that post-phenomenologists learn from critical phenomenology and bring its insights together with developments in contemporary human geography in order to address these shortcomings in its theoretical foundations.
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ISSN:0309-1325
1477-0288
DOI:10.1177/0309132520909520