Apartheid ; Cartography ; Ideology ; Political geography ; South Africa
to be deconstructed. Using maps of Phuthatitjhaba in Qwaqwa it is demonstrated how maps drawn during and after apartheid reflect particular politicalideologies. - (AJC)
Maps are authoritative images which have traditionally been viewed either as objective, rational representations of reality or as subjective tools of propaganda. Recently a body of literature has suggested a series of layers of ideology which need
Geography as ideology and the politics of crisis: the Enterprise Zones experiment in Redundant spaces in cities and regions? Studies in industrial decline and social change.
ideological and political objectives| the likely effects on the run-down areas in which the zones are located| and the contrast between their reality and the rhetoric surrounding them.
The A. analyses the history of the Enterprise Zone experiment, in the context of the ineffectiveness of the British state in responding to post-war industrial decline, and the uses of the experiment in the politics of crisis. He discusses its
Landscape, ideology, and religion : a geography of Ocean Grove, New Jersey
Cultural landscape ; Historical geography ; Ideology ; New Jersey ; Power ; Protestantism ; United States of America
, and homogeneity. Even though the community has experienced dramatic changes in the last fifty years, the A. argues that the physical, cultural, and political geography of Ocean Grove has served to perpetuate this ideology.
The A. examines a religious community established in 1869 by Methodist Church as a camp meeting site. The founders selected a location and designed the physical and cultural landscapes according to an ideology of perfectionism, autonomy, exclusion
Burma, nationalism and ideology. An analysis of society, culture and politics
Buddhism ; Burma ; Cultural studies ; Democracy ; History ; Ideology ; Nationalism ; Policy ; Political regime ; Society
- Nationalism : its evolution in Burma, 8- Ideology : evolution and revolution in Burma, 9- International gambit : politics of casino. The A., a former Burmese guerilla and a dissenter of the military regime, brings forth the complexity of Burma's political
and social dilemmas. It traces its roots in the historical and cultural diversities of burmese people, in the feudal and colonial heritage of the country and in the stormy whirlwind of the modern political doctrines. In his opinion, Burma stands
Authorities ; Elections ; Ideology ; Local policy ; Locality ; Political geography ; Politics;Policy ; Social relations
The paper is concerned with the multiple intersections between political geography and the localities debate. Far from attempting an encyclopedic compendium of the relevant literature, it offers an attempt at a synthesis centered around three
Cultural studies ; Ideology ; Nation ; Nation-state ; Nationalism ; Political geography ; Sovereignty
The idea of nation as it emerged through the conceptual changes of the term nation is scrutinised. A discussion on political and cultural nationalism is introduced, drawing mainly on the European background. Although routes to the formation
of nations as well as nation-states have been different, ideologies of nations are essentially the same. The conceptual roots of the idea are looked at.
State terror : ideology, protest and the gendering of landscapes
Conflict ; Ideology ; Latin America ; Political geography ; State ; Territorial strategy ; Terrorism ; Urban social movement
This case study contributes to the literature on state terror, and political violence in general, by looking at the specific ways in which regimes of terror are mapped onto urban spaces. It shows that the use of public and private spaces by state
The end of geography and radical politics in Baudrillard's philosophy
Geography ; Ideology ; Philosophy ; Space ; Space time ; Urban area
for geography and politics. He argues that because the representational imaginary is obliterated in simulation it is the end of geography and radical politics which Baudrillard's work presents.
Identity politics and the religious right : hiding hate in the landscape
Cultural identity ; Cultural studies ; Ideology ; Political geography ; Protestantism ; Religion ; United States of America
In the empirical section, the A. examines the identity politics of a particular movement on the right, that of activist protestant fundamentalism. It is politically equated with the conservative politics of the Republican Party. He also examines how
Baptist fundamentalism and Liberty University conceives its difference from what is often referred to as the world; and how the formation of identity and its spaces become equated with non-religious conservative politics.
The cultural politics of place: local representation and oppositional discourse in two films
Cinema ; Communication ; Community ; Cultural studies ; England ; Ideology ; London ; Mental image ; Perception ; Perception of the urban environment ; Place ; United Kingdom
The paper suggests that the main reason for the neglect of examples of resistance in the cultural politics of place may be the bipolar model of culture. This model establishes a hegemonic ideology which becomes the focus of critique. The paper
Concept ; Eurasia ; Geopolitics ; German school ; Ideology ; Political geography
This paper focuses on the life, political activity and creative work of Karl Haushofer, the foremost German geopolitician whose political and ideological views played an important role in shaping his geopolitical visions and concepts. The main aim
Music and cultural politics: ideology and resistance in Singapore
Cultural studies ; Ideology ; National identity ; Singapore ; Societal relations ; Society
perpétuer certaines idéologies en rapport avec la socialisation politique et à inculquer une religion civile favorable à la nation. Mais il s'agit aussi d'une forme de résistance culturelle à la politique de l'Etat et à certaines normes socio-culturelles.