Introduction to the dossier on “The histories of territories”

These places do not exist, and it is because they do not exist that space becomes a problem area, and stops being evidence, stops being incorporated, stops being appropriated. Space is a doubt: I must continually single it out, allocate it. It is never mine, never is it given to me, I have to win i...

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Julkaisussa:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/afriques,
Päätekijät: Derat, Marie-Laure, Lefebvre, Camille
Aineistotyyppi: Article ou chapitre numérique
Kieli:Anglais
Julkaistu: Afriques 2022
Linkit:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Yhteenveto:These places do not exist, and it is because they do not exist that space becomes a problem area, and stops being evidence, stops being incorporated, stops being appropriated. Space is a doubt: I must continually single it out, allocate it. It is never mine, never is it given to me, I have to win it. My spaces are fragile: time will consume them and destroy them: nothing will ever seem like it was again, my memories will betray me, forgetfulness will seep into my memory (…). Just like sand r...