Spatial Occupation—Destruction—Virtualization
Karl-Siegbert Rehberg
This chapter argues that physical space has an effect on human beings who simultaneously construct by perceiving, imagining, appropriating, creating, and transforming it. The interplay between these two processes should be observed in a longue durée perspective. I will first show how, throughout history, five typical forms of this interaction have developed overlap with one another: migration (since 70,000 BC), empire-building 4000 land-based feudalism the 9th century), colonialism 1492), nation-building geopolitics 19th century). analysis reveals social especially power structures mediate how shapes society. Based finding, second part argument illustrates materiality societies been concealed, modern society subsequently social-scientific discourses specifically. These turn hide concerning spatial control overestimate globality. Finally, demonstrate invisibility is accompanied return material force spaces age “Anthropocene.”
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