Yi-Fu Tuan

Cards (4)

  • Yi Fu Tuan takes a humanist perspective.
  • Defines place through binary opposition from the notion of space: posited that place is 'bounded' whereas space is 'infinite', and place is 'security' whereas space is 'freedom'.
  • Positive positionality is feeling a sense of belonging in a place, for example, Aston Villa fans at the Aston Villa football ground.
  • Negative positionality is not belonging (being an outsider), for example, supporters of a different football team at the Aston Villa football ground.