The role of perception in the representation of places of origin

some remarks on movement

pp. 199-224

in: Maria P. Pozzato, Visual and linguistic representations of places of origin, Berlin, Springer, 2018

Abstract

This chapter is divided into two parts. The first one will be devoted to articulating theoretical and epistemological issues, in particular providing reflections about maps employed in the analysis of the drawings. The second part investigates the way in which perception and activities in places play a role in individuals' verbal and graphic representations. Finally, we will describe how all this reveals mechanisms of construction of subjectivities in and through these representations, paying particular attention to the relationship between subjectivity and socio-cultural practices.