Walking Through “Unclosed Territories” or Tracing the Forms of Geographical Expressions Cover Image

Spacer po terytoriach niedomkniętych, czyli śladami ekspresji geograficznych
Walking Through “Unclosed Territories” or Tracing the Forms of Geographical Expressions

Author(s): Jacek Kaczmarek
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Geography, Regional studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: geography; literature; space; unclosed territories; geographical expressions

Summary/Abstract: The text defines the concept of “unclosed territories”, the third category proposed by the author which completes his methodology of encoding, reading and interpreting geographical places. The author’s argument holds that physical accessibility of space does not automatically imply its openness. Further, in order to understand the visited space one must walk in the footsteps left by others. These may include a literary text, music, dance and interplay of senses. Leaving traces in physical space is an individual act tinted by “geographical expressions”. The author’s reflections draw from a variety of cultural texts and his own itineraries.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 09
  • Page Range: 237-255
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish