“Marc Augé coined the term non-lieux [non-places] to describe specific kinds of spaces, chiefly architectural and technological, designed to be passed through or consumed rather than appropriated, and retaining little or no trace of our engagement with them. These spaces, principally associated with transit and communication, are for Augé the defining characteristics of the contemporary period he calls ‘supermodernity,’ the product and agent of a contemporary crisis in social relations and consequently in the construction of individual identities through such relations.”

5.1.13

Week 1--- 1/7


  • Introductions
  • Syllabus Review
  • Introduction to Non-Place


Homework Assigned--Due Week 2:
You will receive a letter grade for each assignment.


  • Read Handout #1 (Lippard & Bachelard) and complete the accompanying worksheet. Print and bring both documents with you to next class.


  • Photograph your home via your phone or camera. Document all important elements (rooms, spaces or objects) that make your home a Place based on the definition discussed during class. If you do not  regard where you currently reside as home, then document the space to discuss the reasons it is not home, or a Place for you. Is it a Non-Place to you? Why is that? Create a Powerpoint or a Prez (5 minutes tops!) to share with the class that clearly identifies the spaces and objects that have memory, and/or the spaces and objects that depict characteristics of Non-Place.

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