We close towns for a living
Spatial transformation and the Tour de France
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3977508 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine Palmer (0000-0002-4680-6558) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 865-881 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social & Cultural Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1464-9365 • E-ISSN: 1470-1197 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14649365.2010.523841 |
| OpenAlex | W2012379275 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 42 |
This paper explores the ways in which the passage of the Tour de France bicycle race through France produces a distinctive cultural cartography or social map of France. Drawing on Lefebvre's (1991) conceptual triad of spatial practice, representations of space and representational spaces, the paper argues that the Tour de France both represents and is a space that is annually reordered and structured by very particular cultural practices. Through an analysis of the process (and politics) of route selection, the incorporation of iconic landscape and the transformation of civic space as the race moves across the country, the paper foregrounds the socially constructed nature of map making and the role of human intervention in producing and reproducing key cultural cartographies of France through the Tour de France.L'article explore les moyens dont la traverse de la course cycliste du Tour de France dans la France produit une cartographie distinctive culturelle ou une carte sociale de la France. En utilisant la triade conceptuelle de Lefebvre (1991) de la pratique spatiale, des reprsentations de l'espace et des espaces reprsentationnels, cet article soutient que le Tour de France reprsente et est aussi un espace qui est reordonn et structur annuellement par des pratiques trs particulires et culturelles. Au travers d'une analyse du processus (et des politiques) de la slection des routes, l'incorporation du paysage iconique et la transformation d'espace civique pendant que la course traverse le pays, l'article met en relief la nature socialement construite de la cartographie et le rle de l'intervention humaine dans la production et la reproduction des cartographies cls et culturelles de la France grce au Tour de France.Este articulo se explora las formas en que el viaje del Tour de Francia carrera de bicicletas se produce una cartografa cultural o mapa social distintivo de Francia. Utlilizando la triada conceptual de practica espacial de Lefebvre (1991), representaciones de espacio y espacios figurativos, el articulo se discute que el Tour de Francia ambos representa y es un espacio que se reordena y estructura anualmente por practicas culturales muy particulares. A travs de un anlisis del proceso (y poltica) de la seleccin de rutas, la incorporacin de paisajes icnicas y la transformacin de espacio civil mientras la carrera se mueve a travs el pas, el articulo se enfatiza el carcter socialmente construido del cartografa y el papel de la intervencin humano en producir y reproducir cartografas culturales claves de Francia a travs el Tour de Francia
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,14 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |