We are pleased to announce that, within the framework of the Settimana didattica internazionale of the SAGAS Department, our Master’s Degree programme will host an open seminar by Prof. Thanasis Kizos (University of the Aegean) titled: Space, Time and Bodies: A Conceptual and Methodological Spatialization of Island Identities.
The seminar will take place at 3:00 p.m. in Palazzo Fenzi – Aula Parva.
All students are warmly invited to attend.
Find the seminar flyer .
Below the abstract.
Space, time and bodies: A conceptual and methodological spatialization of island identities
Prof. Thanasis Kizos University of the Aegean . Professor of Rural Geography and Director of Erasmus Mundus Masters ISLANDS
This seminar and workshop deal with island identities and the tension between the “locals” and the “newcomers”. We will discuss how identities are formed and spatialized , and how they are linked with places, spaces , and landscapes. The example of island identities will be used for two reasons: (a) islands are considered as special types of spaces both in terms of physical features and symbolic/imaginary qualities, while (b) they are ideal for understanding and spatializing the interactions of identity forma tion and negotiation for different groups in the same space. We will discuss processes of second home owners and touristification, gentrification and geriatrification , and how different age groups spatialize and imagine island landscapes. We will consider seasonality in these spatializations. We will also discuss methods for visualizing these differences, and we will explore together some of these processes on islands that participants will choose.