An Ethnography of Urban Exploration : Unpacking Heterotopic Social Space

Name: An Ethnography of Urban Exploration : Unpacking Heterotopic Social Space
Brand: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

An Ethnography of Urban ExplorationUnpacking Heterotopic Social Space\nAuthor(s): Kevin P. Bingham\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG\nISBN-13: 9783030562533, 978-3030562533\nSynopsis\nThis bookanalyses a unique leisure world that has been built around a newly emerging phenomenon known as urban exploration; the art of exploring human-made environments which are generally abandoned or hidden from sight of the public [url] on Michel Foucaults concept of heterotopia, Bingham provides a detailed and critical investigation of urban exploration as a form of leisure that is about the coming together of drifting performers who, in their celebration of rebellion and deviance, are determined to find a sense of meaning and belonging.\n\nThe research considers the influence of consumer capitalism on urban explorers, and the wider social, economic and political context that shapes ideas of belonging and identity in t.