2023
DOI: 10.1111/tran.12599
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The geographies of colonial infrastructures: Mobility, im/materiality, and politics on walking trails in the Middle East

Abstract: The past 20 years have seen an expansion of walking trails across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, including the Abraham Path, Palestine Heritage Trail, Jordan Trail, Israel National Trail, Lebanon Mountain Trail, and Sinai Trail. Many of those who walk these trails do so primarily for leisure, yet to relegate these trails to being merely cultural or leisure sites is to miss the less visible but equally important entanglements of space, mobility, and colonialism. The growth of these trails coinc… Show more

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“…Our approach builds on this critique of innovation, but takes it to geographies and relations often omitted by the settler colonial approach. This resonates with Mason's call to work beyond the standard ‘geopolitical scripting’ of space (2023, p. 510). Particularly we focus on the Gulf‐Israeli relations where Israeli technology exports have played a central role in fostering a ‘tacit security alliance’ between Israel and the Gulf monarchies (Jones & Guzansky, 2020, p. 5).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 81%
“…Our approach builds on this critique of innovation, but takes it to geographies and relations often omitted by the settler colonial approach. This resonates with Mason's call to work beyond the standard ‘geopolitical scripting’ of space (2023, p. 510). Particularly we focus on the Gulf‐Israeli relations where Israeli technology exports have played a central role in fostering a ‘tacit security alliance’ between Israel and the Gulf monarchies (Jones & Guzansky, 2020, p. 5).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 81%
“…In doing so, she deftly places these restrictions in a wider temporal and spatial context to offer insights on experiences of Black joy. These insights hold immense importance for geographical knowledge because they shed light on the intricate interplay between race, space, and lived experiences (see also Elliott‐Cooper, 2021; Mason, 2023; Télémaque, 2021). For example, recounting the atmosphere at an impromptu dance party, Hirsch reveals how the historical and contemporary policing of Black bodies by state authorities significantly hampers the population's capacity to experience joy in public spaces.…”
Section: Unhealthy (Im)mobilitiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Indeed, participant observation is one of the most common tools that geographers already use in their strong record of conducting multi‐sited ethnographic research (e.g. Ballvé, 2020; Bernazzoli & Flint, 2010; Billo & Mountz, 2016; Butz, 2010; Dowler, 2001; Duggan, 2017; Firat, 2022; Herbert, 2000; Hitchings & Latham, 2020; Jackson, 1985; Koch, 2023a; Mason, 2023; Megoran, 2006; Müller, 2013; Watson, 2021; Watson & Till, 2010). In the case of event ethnography, the goal is to use similar apporaches while attending as many activities, displays, and special gatherings associated an event and recording extensive field notes to produce “thick descriptions” (Geertz, 1973) of the scenes and people's actions and non‐verbalized affinities.…”
Section: Event Ethnography In Practicementioning
confidence: 99%