Grey Spaces: Transitory Spaces in Liquid Modernity

Abstract

In the global age of today, while our lives are constantly dragged from one place to another, we consume places temporarily. It is also difficult to establish a connection with these places during short-term relationships. Many thinkers have pondered to describe these places where there is no attachment and where the sense of belonging is lacking. Within the scope of this article, the studies of Foucault – Des Espace Autres (Of Other Spaces: Utopias and Heterotopias), Relph – Place and Placelessness, Augé – Non-Places: Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity and Koolhaas – Junkspace are discussed, which take the most place in the literature. First, these studies were examined in detail, and then all terms were compared with each other. In order to speak of the terms from a general view, a common term has been developed within the scope of this article and all these spaces have been defined as Grey Spaces.

Keywords

• Place
• Space
• Sense of Belonging

Gri Mekânlar: Akışkan Modernitedeki Geçici Mekânlar

Abstract

Hayatlarımızın mütemadiyen bir yerden bir yere sürüklendiği günümüz küresel çağında mekânlar geçici olarak tüketilmektedir. Kurulan kısa süreli ilişkilerde bu mekânlarla bağ kurmak da oldukça zor olmaktadır. Hiçbir bağ kurulamayan, aidiyet duygusunun eksik olduğu bu mekânları tanımlamak adına birçok düşünür kafa yormuştur. Bu makale kapsamında bu konuda yapılan çalışmalardan literatürde en çok yer edinen çalışmalar olan, Foucault – Des Espace Autres (Of Other Spaces: Utopias and Heterotopias – Diğer Alanlar: Ütopyalar ve Heterotopyalar), Relph – Place and Placelessness (Yer ve Yersizlik), Augé – Non-Places: Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity (Yer Olmayan: Süpermodernite Antropolojisine Giriş) ve Koolhaas – Junkspace (Atıkmekân) ele alınmıştır. Öncelikli olarak ele alınan bu çalışmalar detaylıca incelenmiş, daha sonrasında ise tüm terimler birbirleri ile kıyaslanmıştır. Tüm terimlere üst ölçekten bakmak adına ise bu makale kapsamında ortak bir terim geliştirilmiş ve tüm bu mekânlar Gri Mekânlar olarak tanımlanmıştır.

Keywords

• Yer
• Mekân
• Aidiyet

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