Book Review Mould on Garrett

8/10/2019 Book Review Mould on Garrett

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e+&nc%-&tes -ol%t%c&l en&e+ent; &nd ch&llenes the do+%n&nt rhetor%c o' #h&t %s

eor&-h%c&ll -oss%le #%th%n the conte+-or&r lo&l %t.

he '%rst ch&-ter sets the re scene, descr%%n the #&s %n #h%ch &rrett

'elt h%s #& %nto the co++n%t &nd the e+ot%on&l ethnor&-h%c en&e+ent he

%n%t%&ted. he collect%$%s&t%on o' %nd%$%d&ls %nto & scltr&l ro- sch &s r&n

e-lor&t%on (or -&r!or, s!&teo&rd%n, &rn o+%n, street &rt, tr&%n #r%t%n, &nd so

on) c&n enender tens%ons. In'%ht%n, cl%es, &r+ents o$er -er'or+&nce &nd

de'%n%t%ons, &ccs&t%ons o' sell%n ot; these &re co++on #%th%n sch scltr&l

ro-%ns. ott &nd Doerts h&$e &red th&t @re %s & sl%--er l&el enco+-&ss%n

& $&st &rr& o' d%''erent &ct%$%t%es &nd co++n%t%es...E&nd thsF there %s no s%nle

nderst&nd%n o' the -ol%t%c&l %+-ort (or l&c! thereo') o' re (2013&: C). o#e$er,

&rrett stresses th&t #h%le these sch%s+s e%st on the +etro-ol%t&n le$el, @there

cle&rl is &n r&n e-lor&t%on co++n%t (-.20). he -re*e+%nence o' &

co++n%t, & strctre, & =ele5%&n &--&r&ts o' c&-tre does ho#e$er see+ to e &t

odds #%th & rhetor%c o' & +ore -er'or+&nce*or%ent&ted ontolo o' r&n e-lor&t%on.

hrohot the oo!, &rrett %s !een to stress the e-er%ent%&l%t o' r&n e-lor&t%on.

Gs%n & n+er o' d%''erent &lleor%c&l snon+s sch &s @re$e&l%n h%stor (-.80)

&nd @ede#or! (-.89 * & -hr&se r%ll%&ntl &--ro-r%&ted 'ro+ nter S. ho+-son,

#h%ch %s one o' & n+er o' h%hl ec%t%n &nd &--ro-r%&te s&es o' $ern&cl&r

'ro+ '%ct%on l%ter&tre), &rrett -r%or%t%ses the -er'or+&t%$%t o' h%s esc&-es &nd

esche#s the (s)cltre*+&!%n s%de e''ects. h%s h%hl%hts the %ntentl rh%5o+&t%c

ch&r&cter%st%cs o' scltr&l 'or+&t%on (see =&s!&l&!% &nd old 2013). "s sch,

there %s &n nderl%n con'l%ct%on #%th%n the tet: &t so+e -o%nts, the re

co++n%t %s &rt%cl&ted &nd her&lded &s &n oss%'%ed tet&l &nd $%rt&l e%n, #h%ch

the L -shed (&nd ro!e) the l%+%ts o'; &nd &t others, e-lor&t%on %s de$o%d o'

contet, 'ree 'ro+ &scr%-t%on A -re e-er%ence.

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he second &nd th%rd ch&-ters recont the e-lor&t%ons &nd 'or&s %nto r%ns

&nd -l&ces o' derel%ct%on, &nd the cont%n&l &nd c&t&cls+%c con4nctre et#een &n

e-he+er&l %+&%ned -&st, &n e-er%enced cor-ore&l -resent, &nd &n econo+%sed

ho+oeneos 'tre. Indeed &s %s noted, @r&n e-lorers &re %nterested %n &rr%n

s-ont&neos '%nds thoh e+od%ed e-er%ences %n derel%ct &nd &&ndoned -l&ces to

cre&te t%+e 's%ons (-.6C). ch o' the theoret%c&l -ostl&t%n %n these ch&-ters %s

de$elo-ed +ore scc%nctl else#here (see &rrett 2011), #h%ch &llo#s 'or & '&r +ore

-oet%c en&e+ent. he en+esh%n o' dsto-%c %+&%n&r%es, cltr&l hee+on%c %lt,

&nd & des%re 'or @nrel&ted e-er%ences (-.6C) o' the -&st #e&$es & tell%n n&rr&t%$e

th&t 'oreronds & -rer sense o' e-lor&t%on th&n does the +ore tr&nress%on&r &nd

-ol%t%c&ll*ch&red %n'%ltr&t%on -r&ct%ces th&t &re +ore %n l%ne #%th & -o-l%st $%e# o'

r&n e-lor&t%on. &rrett e-ertl &rt%cl&tes & e&rn%n 'or the -&st, t one th&t %s

coched %n & res-ect 'or the hosts o' -l&ce.

It %s ch&-ters 'or, '%$e &nd s% #here -erh&-s the +ore contro$ers%&l &s-ects

o' r&n e-lor&t%on &re sho#c&sed, #%th so+e '&nt&st%c&l n&rr&t%$es o' %n'%ltr&t%ons,

h&c!s, &nd d&r%n enconters th&t enender & hero%s+ th&t, on & $%scer&l +o+ent&r

le$el, c&n onl e &d+%red. here &re o' corse +&n #ell*doc+ented %sses th&t

&r%se 'ro+ these -&es. ?or one, there %s the o$ertl +&scl%n%st n&tre o' r&n

e-lor&t%on, & -o%nt &red $ehe+entl ott &nd Doerts (2013&; 2013). he%r

&ssert%on %s th&t re h&s & @tendenc to +&r%n&l%5e Hthered od%es (ott &nd

Doerts 2013&: 1C), &nd & !%nd o' +&scl%n%s+ %s r%'e throhotExplore Everything.

&n -&es o' the oo! &re l&den #%th & +&scl%ne e+od%+ent th&t &t t%+es s-%lls

o$er %nto endered +ono-ol%es. Hne -&rt%cl&r -&ss&e, %n #h%ch &rrett descr%es &n

e-lor&t%on #%th &tes, tells o' & $oer%st%c enconter #%th @the ent%re &c!s%de o'

the t#el$e*store hotel (-.10C), %n #h%ch the cold see @& co-le '%ht%n #%th

dr&+&t%c h&nd estres, & #o+en ndress%n &nd &d+%r%n hersel' %n the +%rror, &

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#&tch%n V e&t%n sn&c!s o'' h%s n&!ed sto+&ch, & -&%r o' #o+en str%--%n 'or e&ch

other (-.10). he o$ert +&scl%n%st &5e (N&sh 1996) th&t %s ch&r&cter%sed th%s

-&ss&e enc&-sl&tes the %deolo #h%ch %s the s4ect o' ott &nd Doerts (2013&)

cr%t%e. he recent de&te on"ntipodes #es%te (see &rrett &nd !%ns 2013;

ott &nd Doerts 2013) s-e&!s to & +ore so-h%st%c&ted re&d%n o' r&n e-lor&t%on

&nd %ts od*s4ect %d%osncr&s%es. S''%ce to s&, cert&%n n&rr&t%$es #%th%n Explore

Everythingr%stle #%th & hero%c, so+et%+es e$en co+%c*oo!, +&scl%n%t (see the

-hotor&-hs o' e-lorers %n %te nn&tr&l -os%t%ons, sch &s those on -., 100 &nd

189).

he '%n&l ch&-ter elc%d&tes 'rther the #&s %n #h%ch r&n e-lor&t%on

s&tr&ted +ed%& otlets ('or & t%+e &t le&st). &rrett det&%ls the tr%&ls +ed%& he

nder#ent, &nd h%hl%hts the -role+s th%s r&%sed #%th%n &nd throhot the r&n

e-lor&t%on co++n%t. he $%tr%ol%c co++ents rece%$ed ec&se o' the +ed%& 'ren5

#ere s&dl test&+ent to the sch%s+s &nd d%$%s%ons #%th%n the re co++n%t, t

&lso s-e&! to the r-tre &rretts e-lo%ts deton&ted. ?ro+ &n e+-%r%c&l -ers-ect%$e,

th%s ch&-ter en$%s%ons the -ol%t%c&l econo+ th&t c&n &lloon 'ro+ the h&c!%n th&t the

L ndertoo!. I #old h&5&rd to ess th&t there %s no other ser%es o' e$ents th&t so

conc%sel ee+-l%' ho# & $%scer&l, e-er%ent%&l, &nd e+od%ed -er'or+&nce o' r&n

s%t&t%ons c&n cre&te & ch&%n re&ct%on th&t reslts %n the +o%l%s&t%on o' n&t%on&l (&nd

%n so+e c&ses %ntern&t%on&l) &--&r&tses. here %s & sense, thoh, th&t & tens%on

et#een e%n in the co++n%t &nd creating%t %s e$%dent:

@hroh the Ls e$er*sh%'t%n od#or! %lt on & 'ond&t%on o' 'r&ctr%n

+ot%$&t%on&l +lt%-l%c%t, ch&n%n -hotor&-h -r&ct%ce, &nd %ncre&s%n +eld

+o+ents, #e orsel$es ec&+e the hosts o' t%+e #e #ere or%%n&ll ch&s%n

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3li Mo!ld

Department o% eography

'oyal Hollo.ay, &niversity o% 4ondon

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