Making Sense of Place: Exploring the Concepts and Expressions of Place Though Different Senses and Lenses - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 187694451X ISBN 13: 9781876944513

Publisher: Natl Museum of Australia Pr, 2008

Synopsis

Exploring place from myriad perspectives, this volume presents evocative encounters—such as the Great Barrier Reef experienced through touch or Lake Mungo encountered through sound—while shedding light on the meaning of place for deaf people. Case studies include the Maze prison in Northern Ireland, Inuit hunting grounds in northern Canada, and the songlines of the Anangu people in central Australia. Iconic landscapes, lookouts, buildings, gardens, suburbs, grieving places, and even cars all provide contexts for experiencing and understanding "place."

About this title

About the Author

Frank Vanclay is a professor of rural sociology at the Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research at the University of Tasmania in Hobart. Matthew Higgins has worked as a senior curator at the National Museum of Australia since 2004 and has worked professionally as a historian for the past 25 years. Adam Blackshaw is a public programs coordinator at the National Museum of Australia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Natl Museum of Australia Pr
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 187694451X
• ISBN 13: 9781876944513
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 331
• Editor: Vanclay Frank, Higgins Matthew, Blackshaw Adam