GEO 793 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Neoliberalism, Speedstep, Histology

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Geography
• Course: GEO 793
• Professor: Ann Marie Murnaghan

Document Summary

Trategi(cid:272) spatial esse(cid:374)tialis(cid:373): lati(cid:374) a(cid:373)eri(cid:272)a(cid:374)s" real a(cid:374)d i(cid:373)agi(cid:374)ed geographies of (cid:271)elo(cid:374)gi(cid:374)g i(cid:374) Although the(cid:455) do(cid:374)(cid:859)t ha(cid:448)e (cid:858)real(cid:859) (cid:373)ate(cid:396)ial pla(cid:272)e to (cid:272)all thei(cid:396) o(cid:449)(cid:374), the autho(cid:396) a(cid:396)gues that in strategic ways the(cid:455) ha(cid:448)e (cid:858)imaginary(cid:859) o(cid:374)es. Lati(cid:374) a(cid:373)e(cid:396)i(cid:272)a(cid:374)s(cid:859) spatial st(cid:396)ategies i(cid:374)di(cid:272)ated (cid:374)eed to recognize and integrate more fully the internal diversity of ethnic/racial and immigrant groups in scholarly research. A recurring theme was that of the absence of a distinct latin american neighborhood in the city in contrast to other immigrant groups visible through chinatown, little italy, etc. In their perception, the essentialized spatiality is evidence of their successful integration into canadian society and of the unity of their respective communities. Thei(cid:396) atte(cid:373)pts to app(cid:396)op(cid:396)iate u(cid:396)(cid:271)a(cid:374) spa(cid:272)e suggests that eth(cid:374)i(cid:272) pla(cid:272)es a(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:859)t o(cid:374)l(cid:455) imposed spaces of oppression, (cid:271)ut also a (cid:858)thirdspace(cid:859) of resistance and creation where new immigrant groups can assert their identity and contest dominant notions of inclusion.