GEOG101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: The Geographical Pivot Of History, Gilles Deleuze, Lebensraum

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Geography and Environmental Management
• Course: GEOG101
• Professor: Dr. Nancy Worth

Document Summary

The politics of geography: (cid:862)geography- the areal distribution/differentiation of people and objects in space- has a (cid:448)ery real a(cid:374)d (cid:373)easura(cid:271)le i(cid:373)pa(cid:272)t o(cid:374) politi(cid:272)s. (cid:863, politics occurs at all scales e. g. Map of election results (east more likely to elect the left side). The geography of politics: ho(cid:449) politi(cid:272)s (cid:862)- the tactics and operations of the state- shapes of geography. (cid:863, e. g. Territorial representation, heartland theory. (cid:862)the study of ho(cid:449) politi(cid:272)s is i(cid:374)for(cid:373)ed (cid:271)y geography. (cid:863) The area over which a state exercises control and which is recognized by other states. People sharing elements of culture, not necessarily a common geography. Althusser: state as ideological force (citizens conform, state as repressive (citizens comply) Foucault: state shapes citizens, power, knowledge and discourse. Deleuze: state as a force, principal, machine, regulates and dominates, citizens submit. Inspired hitler s lebensraum believes germany has to grow so more germans have space to live.