Queering space and organizing with Sara Ahmed’s Queer Phenomenology

Global Queering andGlobal Queer Theory: Thai [Trans]genders and [Homo]sexualities inWorld History

Since the early 1990s, many authors [e.g. Plummer, 1992; Altman, 1996a, 1996b, 1997, 2001; Drucker, 2000; Jackson, 2000] have identified the transnational proliferation of new same-sex and transgender identities and cultures as a significant instance of cultural globalisation. In 1992, Plummer wrote, “Homosexualities have become globalised”. [Plummer, 1992: 17] Altman has labeled this phenomeno...

the phenomenology of body and space in depression

Space, Place, Phenomenology and Jukurrpa

The author‟s second PhD research is examining whether phenomenology can provide an effective overarching paradigm for trans-disciplinary investigation of ethnophysiography; the study of terms used for landscape features in different languages and the role of toponyms (placenames). This approach must do justice to Indigenous worldviews. The author is exploring the hypothesis that the Australian ...

Phenomenology of Space Time Fluctuations

Quantum gravitational effects may induce stochastic fluctuations in the structure of space-time, to produce a characteristic foamy structure. It has been known for some time now that these fluctuations may have observable consequences for the propagation of cosmic ray particles over cosmological distances. While invoked as a possible explanation for the detection of the puzzling cosmic rays wit...

The Phenomenology of Tourism Space

Although it is among the most frequently used notions in the study of tourism, the concept of tourism space is understood in a variety of ways. Similar to the term ‘geographical space’, it is often used intuitively, often in quite dissimilar contexts. This paper provides an analysis of the concept of ‘tourism space’ from the perspective of geography, based on a phenomenological approach.