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Geographies of consumption: engaging with absent presences

School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North, New Zealand

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: j.r.mansvelt{at}massey.ac.nz.

	Abstract

For geographers and others studying landscapes of consumption, sustained engagements with ‘absent presences’ – be they historically constituted or exhibited as more contemporary silences – have prompted researchers to reflect on contradictions and biases in narratives, exposing taken-for-granted assumptions about the research endeavour and the subjects of research. Focusing on research related to consuming, branding imaginaries, material and relational geographies, I outline how researchers have examined existing categorizations and conceptualizations of consumption practices and places to reflect on the power and politics ‘at work’.

First published on July 8, 2009
Progress in Human Geography 2009, doi:10.1177/0309132509339934


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