The limits to emplacement: A reply to Philip Ethington.

In response to Philip Ethington's project of historical mapping, this paper argues for the inextricability of spatial and narrative schemata. It claims that what Ethington calls 'emplacement' presupposes the modalities of 'emplotment' theorized by Hayden White as intrinsic to the process of writing...

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Publicado en:Rethinking History Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 513 - 517
Autor principal: Dimendberg, Edward
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2007
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Sumario:In response to Philip Ethington's project of historical mapping, this paper argues for the inextricability of spatial and narrative schemata. It claims that what Ethington calls 'emplacement' presupposes the modalities of 'emplotment' theorized by Hayden White as intrinsic to the process of writing history.