Calling bodies in lived space : spatial explorations on the concept of calling in a public urban space
Kaia S. Rønsdal (Author)
Back cover: Kaia S. Rønsdal combines perspectives of the production of space, ethical theory and fieldwork, as an interdisciplinary contribution to the science of diaconia, by observing encounters and interactions in everyday public space. She challenges and contributes to traditional and contemporary notions of calling, enriching them through spatial theories and phenomenology. Through methodologies developed within this theoretical framework, where the researched subject is an evident embodied participant, detailed accounts from the field form the material, describing everyday life in an Oslo cityscape. The analysis and discussion enriches and deepens the understanding of what takes place in public spaces, recognising them as a source of knowledge. The everyday encounters may also be described and analysed as contributions to the development of the theory and practice of diaconia
Research in contemporary religion, v. 27, volume 27
1 online resource : illustrations
9783647570914, 3647570915
1049912191
Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Body; Introduction; Clarifications; Structure; The Calling; Two Contemporary Contributions on Calling; Encounter Calling; ˋEye Calling'; Summary; Space and Calling; Taking the Spatial Turn; Why Space and Calling?; A Short Introduction to Theory; Michel Foucault's Heterotopias; Henri Lefebvre's Spatialities; Methodological Contemplations; Fieldwork Reflections; Reflections Going into the Field; Considerations on Participant Observation; Considerations on Locations; Seasonal and Temporal Considerations Considerations Based on Experiences During the Days in the FieldComing in from the Cold; Struggles with the Material; Considerations on the Body and the Senses; Lived Life in the Field; Rhythms of the Field; Impressionist Tales of Affection; Why ˋTales'?; Tales; Ethical Considerations; Intermission; An Illustration of Space; Life at Jernbanetorget; Three Squares, an Intersection, and the Tales; Jernbanetorget; The Frames of Jernbanetorget; Details of Jernbanetorget; Organised Activities at Jernbanetorget; A Tale from Jernbanetorget, July 2011; Christian Frederiks Plass The Frames of Christian Frederiks PlassDetails of Christian Frederiks Plass; Europarådets Plass; Details of Europarådets Plass; A Tale from Europarådets Plass, September 2011; The Intersection
Karl Johan/Skippergata; The Frames of the Intersection; A Tale from the Intersection, November 2011; The Open Drug Scene of Oslo; Sentrumsarbeidet
2012-2015; Excursus; Theories on Space; Spatial Theory; Foucault's Topology; Lefebvre's Spatialities; The Production of Space; Lefebvre and the Right to Difference; Lefebvre and the Urban; Intermission; Jernbanetorget
Reinterpreted? Reading the Intersection with LefebvreImmersion into the Lived; The Researcher-Body's Impact; Whose Lived Space Is It?; Bodies in Calling; Recapitulation; Reinterpreting the Calling; Embodied Spatial Calling; Collecting Thoughts; The Science of Diaconia; Scandinavian Creation Theology; Outlines of Diaconia; The Science of Diaconia
Walking the Walk or Talking the Talk?; The Ecclesiastical Position
Talking the Talk?; The Universal Practice Position
Walking the Walk?; A Philosophy of Diaconia?; Diaconia in the City
A Philosophical Position; The Rhythmanalysis of Calling; Epitome. Concluding ThoughtsAPPENDIX I
Photographs; Jernbanetorget; The Intersection; APPENDIX II
The Tales; Bibliography; Websites; Reports
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