Raymond Williams and Local Cultures

Longhurst, Brian

doi:10.1068/a230229

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“…1 Place and culture as lived experience Jackson (1991) interprets Raymond Williams' (1958) notion of structures of feeling as a cultural experience and a quality of place. This interpretation extends the humanistic notion of sense of place, indicating emotional attachment (Tuan, 1974), to include structural qualities of place (Longhurst, 1991). It suggests that everyday practices respond to a reservoir of symbols, meanings and expectations embedded in local structure (Agnew, 1987: 25-44).…”

Section: Place Culture and Segmentationmentioning

confidence: 73%

Culture in the labor market: segmentation theory and perspectives of place

Bauder

2001

Progress in Human Geography

103

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Labor market segmentation theory explains the economic marginalization of racial minorities, the working class and women. Economic geographers have contributed a perspective of spatial entrapment and spatially contingent job markets. In this article I emphasize supply-side processes and the role of these processes in labor market segmentation theory. In particular I focus on issues of cultural experience of place and cultural representation of place. I develop this argument by integrating two bodies of literature: (1) segmentation theory, in which the role of experience and representation of place remains undertheorized; and (2) cultural geography, in which such a conceptualization of place exists. The article follows a contemporary trend in human geography that links cultural with economic processes.

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Section: Place Culture and Segmentationmentioning

confidence: 73%

Culture in the labor market: segmentation theory and perspectives of place

Bauder

2001

Progress in Human Geography

103

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“…Bourdieu's concept of habitus (a "structured, structuring structure"), is paralleled in Raymond Williams' work by the idea of a structure of feeling which also has relevance to the locality question (see Longhurst, 1991). The politics of place was < 10 ) Bourdieu refers in passing to 'social spaces', 'maps', 'fields', and 'universes'.…”

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confidence: 96%

Mapping Meanings: A Cultural Critique of Locality Studies

Jackson

1991

Environ Plan A

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Much of the recent 'locality studies' literature suffers from a poorly theorised conception of the cultural dimensions of social and economic change. Despite frequent references to political cultures, regional traditions, and local loyalties, the emphasis of most 'locality studies' has been on questions of employment, spatial divisions of labour, and the geography of production, specified in terms of local labour markets. There has been some discussion of the social definition of skill, the meaning of 'work', and the intersection of class and gender relations in particular places at specific times. But the significance of local cultures has been much less carefully theorised, leading to an unnecessarily truncated analysis of urban and regional change. The author suggests some alternative theorisations of 'local culture', drawing on concepts of cultural politics (from Stuart Hall), structures of feeling (Raymond Williams), cultural capital (Pierre Bourdieu) and local knowledge (Clifford Geertz). These notions are then applied to the process of arts-related urban reinvestment, and it is concluded that the field of urban and regional studies has much to gain from a more sophisticated understanding of cultural change.

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“…In particular, although the women in this research readily and frequently discussed the idea and importance of their local community, it is evident that they did not necessarily view this in a wholly inclusive sense. For many of the women interviewed, their idea of community (as with many communities) was restricted to those they viewed as 'people like them' (Longhurst, 1990). Forrest and Kearns (1999) argue that local communities can be very exclusionary, particularly of those individuals who are viewed as 'outsiders' or (so-called) 'problem neighbours' , which frequently sees lone parents and the most socially deprived excluded from local social networks and community groups.…”

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Regenerating Communities: Women's Experiences of Urban Regeneration

Gosling

2008

Urban Studies

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In the UK, New Labour has placed great emphasis on community-based urban regeneration as part of its strategy to combat social exclusion. However, there is little understanding of the ways in which regeneration policies impact on the lives and communities of `socially excluded' women. This paper draws on qualitative research into women's experiences of urban regeneration. It argues that, although local communities continue to play an important role for many of the women in the research, regeneration policies can increase exclusion and lead to the destruction of many of these communities—and in particular that this can have a dramatic impact on women, as they are more likely to rely on local community support networks than men.

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Raymond Williams and Local Cultures

Cited by 10 publications

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Culture in the labor market: segmentation theory and perspectives of place

Culture in the labor market: segmentation theory and perspectives of place

Mapping Meanings: A Cultural Critique of Locality Studies

Regenerating Communities: Women's Experiences of Urban Regeneration

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