Summary of "Place" [Patricia L. Price]
Patricia L. Price, in “Place”, analyzes the definition of “place” by comparing the
differences between “place” and “space”. Instead of limiting the notion of the “place”
to geography, Price combines “place” with psychological elements referring to
“topophilia”. People cherish respect and affection to their places, and they also hold
valuable memories towards their places. In this way of explaining “place”, it is similar
to motherland and home. On the other hand, “space” is lack of emotional uniqueness
and significance of social life. In general, “space” is more cerebral while “place” is
more experiential. Besides, Price also indicates the relationship between “place” and
the motion. People can discover a “place” by walking into it and obtaining the sensual
experience. Thus, “place” becomes dynamic instead of a simple motionless pause.
However, Price also points out that in the process of globalization, people begin to
fear to lose their “places” and their authentic relationships with “places”, and people
are afraid of being excluded and losing the sense of belongings and concomitant. In
conclusion, “place” consists of more sophisticated meanings than “space” which has
only the simple geographic significance, and “place”symbolizes people’s emotions
and provides people refuge from the outside world.
Twitter:
“Place” combines the psychological element such as respect and affection while
“space” only symbolizes the geographic notion
Summary of “Space and Place” [Yi-Fu Tuan]
In “Space and Place”, Tuan emphasizes the differences between “place” and “space” on
the aspect of biological facts referring to the nature of experience and of the
experiential perspective towards these two notions. People usually endow a sense of
territory of place and utilize bodily postures and personal values to distinguish
“place” and “space”. Specifically, Tuan explains the range of experience or knowledge
by analyzing the sense of touch, taste, smell, hearing and vision in order to interpret
“space” and “place”. Experience, on one hand, is similar to “learning” with riskiness to
confront uncertainty. “Experience” consists of emotions and thoughts, and people
utilize “experience” to understand the world. Thus, people want to find out the
specific sensory experience to clarify the definition of “space” and “place”. By
comparing the characteristics of these two notions, “space” is experienced more as a
sense of “movement” which is related to the locations of objects, while “place”
correlates with “pause” or “object”. Besides, people depend on good quality of senses
and mentality to discern geometric principles of space, and the mythical, the
pragmatic, and the abstract types of space exist. In conclusion, people need the
comprehensive experience by using all the senses and mind to define “place”.
Twitter:
People need to utilize all of their types of senses to obtain “experience” and to
understand the differences between “space” and “place”.
Synthesis:
In the articles of “Place” and “Space and Place”, both Price and Tuan manage to clarify
the differences between “place” and “space”, and to define “place” in a relatively
accurate way. However, Price emphasizes more on the aspect of psychology to
compare different emotions people have towards “place” and “space”, while Tuan
interprets these two terms in a biological aspect. Thus, the explanations of Price and
Tuan are complementary to explain “place” and “space” in the depth. Specifically, both
authors argue that people should have sensory experiences, such as the
combinations of kinesthesia, sight, touch, hearing and taste, to understand “place” and
“space”. Price believes that people need to walk to experience the place and obtain the
peripatetic sense of place. Thus, people can develop place attachments through
biographical experiences and feel more rooted to their places. Tuan, on the other hand,
explains “experience” in details, and concludes that sensory organs and experiences
enable people to have their strong feelings for space and then to define “place”.
However, Price argues that “place” refers to more dynamic meanings, while Tuan
believes that “place” is similar to “object” which symbolizes “pause”.
Twitter:
Both authors compare the differences between “place” and “space”. While Price
explains them in psychology, Tuan interprets them in biology.
Reach Out:
Similar to the point in “Place”, which refers to the attachment and respect to people’s
own places, Jhumpa Lahiri explains her affection to Rhode Island as her root. Although
she was not born there, she experienced more by various senses and minds to learn
about Rhode Island. For example, she loved the atmosphere of the library in Kingston,
and when she read, worked, stayed at the library, she held the valuable memories
there and developed her connections with this place. As Tuan in “Space and Place”
explains, people need to utilize their comprehensive senses and minds to define
“place” and “space”. Thus, as Jhumpa Lahiri experienced diverse events, even as being
humiliated by some local people, she comprehended Rhode Island in depth and
regarded it as a “place” instead of a “space”. In both psychological and biological way,
Rhode Island symbolizes the sense of identity of Jhumpa Lahiri.
Patricia L. Price, in “Place”, analyzes the definition of “place” by comparing the
differences between “place” and “space”. Instead of limiting the notion of the “place”
to geography, Price combines “place” with psychological elements referring to
“topophilia”. People cherish respect and affection to their places, and they also hold
valuable memories towards their places. In this way of explaining “place”, it is similar
to motherland and home. On the other hand, “space” is lack of emotional uniqueness
and significance of social life. In general, “space” is more cerebral while “place” is
more experiential. Besides, Price also indicates the relationship between “place” and
the motion. People can discover a “place” by walking into it and obtaining the sensual
experience. Thus, “place” becomes dynamic instead of a simple motionless pause.
However, Price also points out that in the process of globalization, people begin to
fear to lose their “places” and their authentic relationships with “places”, and people
are afraid of being excluded and losing the sense of belongings and concomitant. In
conclusion, “place” consists of more sophisticated meanings than “space” which has
only the simple geographic significance, and “place”symbolizes people’s emotions
and provides people refuge from the outside world.
Twitter:
“Place” combines the psychological element such as respect and affection while
“space” only symbolizes the geographic notion
Summary of “Space and Place” [Yi-Fu Tuan]
In “Space and Place”, Tuan emphasizes the differences between “place” and “space” on
the aspect of biological facts referring to the nature of experience and of the
experiential perspective towards these two notions. People usually endow a sense of
territory of place and utilize bodily postures and personal values to distinguish
“place” and “space”. Specifically, Tuan explains the range of experience or knowledge
by analyzing the sense of touch, taste, smell, hearing and vision in order to interpret
“space” and “place”. Experience, on one hand, is similar to “learning” with riskiness to
confront uncertainty. “Experience” consists of emotions and thoughts, and people
utilize “experience” to understand the world. Thus, people want to find out the
specific sensory experience to clarify the definition of “space” and “place”. By
comparing the characteristics of these two notions, “space” is experienced more as a
sense of “movement” which is related to the locations of objects, while “place”
correlates with “pause” or “object”. Besides, people depend on good quality of senses
and mentality to discern geometric principles of space, and the mythical, the
pragmatic, and the abstract types of space exist. In conclusion, people need the
comprehensive experience by using all the senses and mind to define “place”.
Twitter:
People need to utilize all of their types of senses to obtain “experience” and to
understand the differences between “space” and “place”.
Synthesis:
In the articles of “Place” and “Space and Place”, both Price and Tuan manage to clarify
the differences between “place” and “space”, and to define “place” in a relatively
accurate way. However, Price emphasizes more on the aspect of psychology to
compare different emotions people have towards “place” and “space”, while Tuan
interprets these two terms in a biological aspect. Thus, the explanations of Price and
Tuan are complementary to explain “place” and “space” in the depth. Specifically, both
authors argue that people should have sensory experiences, such as the
combinations of kinesthesia, sight, touch, hearing and taste, to understand “place” and
“space”. Price believes that people need to walk to experience the place and obtain the
peripatetic sense of place. Thus, people can develop place attachments through
biographical experiences and feel more rooted to their places. Tuan, on the other hand,
explains “experience” in details, and concludes that sensory organs and experiences
enable people to have their strong feelings for space and then to define “place”.
However, Price argues that “place” refers to more dynamic meanings, while Tuan
believes that “place” is similar to “object” which symbolizes “pause”.
Twitter:
Both authors compare the differences between “place” and “space”. While Price
explains them in psychology, Tuan interprets them in biology.
Reach Out:
Similar to the point in “Place”, which refers to the attachment and respect to people’s
own places, Jhumpa Lahiri explains her affection to Rhode Island as her root. Although
she was not born there, she experienced more by various senses and minds to learn
about Rhode Island. For example, she loved the atmosphere of the library in Kingston,
and when she read, worked, stayed at the library, she held the valuable memories
there and developed her connections with this place. As Tuan in “Space and Place”
explains, people need to utilize their comprehensive senses and minds to define
“place” and “space”. Thus, as Jhumpa Lahiri experienced diverse events, even as being
humiliated by some local people, she comprehended Rhode Island in depth and
regarded it as a “place” instead of a “space”. In both psychological and biological way,
Rhode Island symbolizes the sense of identity of Jhumpa Lahiri.