Repressed Spaces : The Poetics of Agoraphobia

Repressed Spaces : The Poetics of Agoraphobia

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In this intriguing and witty survey, Paul Carter tours the cultural history of agoraphobia. By analyzing the way people have negotiated open spaces from Greek and Roman times to the present day, he finds that "space fear" ultimately results from the inhibition of movement, and shows how this discovery can provide lessons for today_s urban planners and architects. Along the way, he asks why Freud repressed his agoraphobia, and examines the work of various theorists including Le Corbusier, Benjamin, and R.D. Laing, as well as artists such as Munch, Lapique, and Giacometti.

Paul Carter is Professorial Research Fellow at The Australian Centre, University of Melbourne, and the author of The Road to Botany Bay (1987) and The Lie of the Land (1996). About the Author

Paul Carter is Professorial Research Fellow at The Australian Centre, University of Melbourne and the author of The Road to Botany Bay (Faber, 1987) and The Lie of the Land (Faber, 1996).

Repressed Spaces : The Poetics of Agoraphobia,Paul Carter,Reaktion Books,1861891288,Architecture,General,History - Specific Styles,Neuropsychology,Psychology,Architecture / General

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