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BLACKWELL READERS ns mumber of dciplins, stom 2 umber of decides and in 9 mike of tea amo md eve emerged wich resus th eeton of le an wround the word. United ol bya concer wih i se ean eat aod inoauce the woos of po-erient eas, ean wos fr he Bs ine (Levins, rin, Lye co a or peeing moceal previo accel (1 aaa ee eh volume in be nso apres oH Je dane to sy x the humans and soc ene siete ean Eto pee Bip wine Sea settee Bi Ekta wun nt sare te ae Eocene BGgnbasin Bigot te TESS ne BTN nt Tena et nat Set nana eto a Sere a, Ey a te ets Near Saban TST Sag ner ten nan em ieee ny peta purities ae eStats Testy ew le eg Bi a exo hon taman bane Pee Sm te Phy ete Tet seein Eien The Certeau Reader Edited by Graham Ward Cniveity of Manchester BLACKWELL rs opp ee ass 200 tensa, Seton rag cys Cota it 0 ep 200 ar ies ‘tn cote Raat xs OF ae Pte sae Nace sasenc eer ee ee re Som aco ee vy che cee Yar psn iP eet id Se net bck rn toning a ‘eae ir Sts gen ta Bed "tad st a ry Cag Pt a ceo nt eae fom ef Cog Ce i De esc, it ‘cee 204 “re coe eee Oe Wd, sueoansnne asa pen enn eT ES ks et ora ope See tte ‘Sirs Alcott, mwaicen am! oma yan CoP a wsee Bp Bete tytn Sete ory Tretia “ta ot “book ped ie ‘The origin ofthis book lies in ‘my long acquaintance with the Society of Jesus I dedicate this book to a whole line of Jesuits who have been my friends, most particularly Michael Bares and John Montag Contents Ackoovledpmens Inuohtion Graham War orth Other Times: Hstoriography 1 Inxodaction: Michel de Cena on Historiography 2 Wing and Hore, 3. Hin Sence nd Feson Part Other ies Cultural Politics 4 Insadacton 5. ASymbolc Revolution The Soc Achitscture of Knowledge 7 Th lads Log March Part ll Other People: Ethnography and Social Practice 8 innducton 2 a o “a Contents 9 wig Cy Sega tg Pepe eve ; See Spt rte se fe Otero Ly part V_ Other Languages: Speech and Writing 13. The Spor Economy 14 The Word a he Vows 13. Mysie Spech Part Other Beliefs: Theolooy 16 Inodustion: Mica de Cera, Theoogit Teserek cisian Bavershict 17 The Weaknew of Ueleving From the Body Weng Sete Biigapy ot cy 19 Notes on Contributors Jeremy Aheare is Lcureri French tai the Univesity of Warwick He issuhor of il de Cn: Inpro and Is Ore (Sabie Pay Frederick Chistian Bauerschanidt x Assrant Profesor Layla Univer si Bikimore His emye ave apeird inter oar, cing Mi “Tel aad Nw Bf, Jan Buchanan i Lecorer in the Deparment of Engh, Univesity of ‘Tamani. His eye have speared in evel jovial ncading The Sah Aan Quay and New Bafa, he at ede two ue eons ‘Ceneas's work, one Fr Said Semi a the ether or The South An ete: ‘Tor Cooley i Profesor of French Hara Unive Hest awe of sever books, inclding Fl Hips, The Gopi Uns ad ‘mae Map wile ao being de wana of Caen's The Win of Hit, The Cope of Spc and Cer Pita Eos Cale the Pall the Univeniy of Minnesota Pres Lace Giard is asocined wit the Ceae de Recherches hsorgues the [cole ey Hats rads om Sctncet Soc and py sees ving profesor at the University of Caio, Sep Deg. * Notes on Contibuters Graham Ward is Profesor of Contetal Teslogy and Eis athe Unk Seay of Manchester, He ie the autor of Barth, Drie and te Lone of ultra “Trl Paya Cap Ciel They ad Bate a aaah Rouedon Cat Hck sed spe ero Cece wok or Nw Bf Acknowledgments “The eto and pubes woul ke o thunk the flloving fr person to reproduce the chapten conned in th book. Excerpt fom De Cena, The Myst Fel (The Univesity of Chicago Pre Chip 1952. De Catena, "The Socal Arhtetre of Kuowlee fem Cle he Parl (cans Tom Cosley) (University of Minneren Pes, 1997. Copyright the Reger ofthe Univeriy of Minn) De Caren, "The Spaboe Revolton om The Cpe of Spek (eas "Tom Conley) (Univers of Minnsoa Pres, 1997. Coste Regen of (he Usiverty of Miner). De Geren ‘Le monde del voyell’ om Une Pte dele Lange (6 sma 1973). De Canens, *Wekings sad Hire The Wing of Hay (C198 CCotbia Univesity Pres. Repited withthe pemison ofthe pub), De Cerenu,"Etho-Crapy. Speech, othe Space ofthc Other: Jean de Ley from The Wang of Hit (© 1984 Colombia Uiveiy Peet. Reprinted ‘sith prison fhe push, De Canta, “The Weiknes of Bleving From the Bogy Waking, + (Chan Tran rom La alee de nie (Eion de Seu 197). De Cenauy “The Septral Economy” fom The Pe of Eveley Lie (uated. Siwen Rendall (The University of Csifonia Prox Copyight (© 1924 The Regent ofthe Univesity of Cairn). x Ackoedgments Cena, "Mys Spee om His (ans, Bran Mei) (Uni ocean an 187 Copy Regeat of he Ueno Meet stn: Seence a Fen’ Gom Hee (ot in Pasa teeny of Mineo Pro, 1987. Copyright he Rep of Neen Long Mac’ fo On S(t Man Blo) {Gack Pblaber,1987 . Decorum Oni her rp Pat spc tel Ma Dona) (bh Pb Bee peng and aking People Beere’ fom Or Sw, where i ape rg of Socal Lee. Maal Bony) cel Pabtihen, 1987. ory forts been made to eice copter. The itor and publish Fert sbeten advance rey cavern! we of copy mitt nd wil [relate eo recy ny enon or masons a ihe exe opportaniy. Introduction Graham Ward Fidsich Maaroe i Sm siete in by the German Snakes Wim Wenders, ees Th Sat of Things (Dv Std de Dig. 1982). Moving Ieoween Los Angele and Portugal (where Fresich's poe spocpsi lt ‘The Sui isbing lined), speaking German, Pech announces" 3t home now ere, n no hows, inno coun" Ir atric aps dens works de employing he haf any his ls cer the American ond move gene othe Sigur f the wanderer His mot celebted wanderer is Travis Henderon in le sided the CGlden Pas atthe Cannes Fl Feil in 184 Par, Test. Ti (o> ounce sient. "anvene) emerges nthe Nsom ses ee the ‘urivar fome global esastophe. He was obessely anos mcle ‘se cola ans brother, Wil, conte to pick hit up. Wa ier ‘in Los Angeles nd Travis ter yng 0 the fm tek his ie dv orn ‘Terr 0 Los Angles Trisha wong eed Hunter, whom be shandone. Hone now living with Wale and he wife (wh ae cde) theron. Tavs journey back to LA to relics son. Wal's Los Anges home oveloks the run ofthe sirpre. Together, Travan ani goin seach of thi moter, Jane, ho nove in Howton ad workin pa alee They discover he. athe bunt story how Ti ve che {ounget Jne trned ito a jealous oluesson eve inn eorshing {slogue berween the evo, which taker place inthe palace benween (vo ‘boots sings eephonecoaneson and wo-way mio, Teas al et Line the sve an given up work Hunter bl war crying. Te wa ‘inking heey. He Woke up vo find hinsel sounded by Bam Jr hd 2 sntroduction set Ge co hr ier and eft her haan in ic as she ecaped with Hunter "Now fou yeas ster Tavis reunite Hunerand ne. The piece of the sory (thw came bein the dear tall plae and Tess rown om 2 Srv nshck unble to peak aman wh Based Rime is pant {he bnuwlede da cusp eit ane ove. From parking tot Ts Severe meng of Hunter anne, a the losing shots ofthe eof “Tris rng dwn the eway Goon Hlouon, be cy red-imeed athe se, Tr slat, watching the ea Tova man comers ites in the pats of even in wha constr the onary Ga is vs and complex), wos not. hope, nea» srie to Michel de Cereus to fd hs work being bow ‘ehton witha nad move, Among ee 422 published items lied by Lace ‘Gir in ee tine btogrpy, riveting tone that Cees wrote Sales fl ever jour: Ce Ciné, Ls Nowlin, 221 Gdn. Ceveea wa aman for whom caloe eset what the French ovo Pi Bourdieu dfn a hai. Mba the external prices Prothce! bythe uncon insralinaon of era vcr and ays of ‘cng ad sting th compote 2 specifi acety at pei time. These ‘Bocts ori an suc seiy, they eres ws ar Soci takes {be weal han sed realy, bute svesiaton into the rode Son of hat vay proceed by way Of tenga, te rain of ‘enply fe And fond move The theme of big a home nowhere, of Slag of wandering f wovning, of spending, of eaveling of ine a Thing nd ving 2 cheoging comple slain, sci ola, helo ‘chalga, encountered gain and api in Cera wing. A case phobic mghtnre ws meoctd with betg spe, ke alway [Jats Vercs Neu, hee one fed to wich inexorable mach of bitory fom a nindow, "A meeling incarcencion. immobile ini ein ‘Suing aot things ip by, What happening? Noting moving ini DSrowside enn The unchanging eave i pigeonhole. amber Sh roste ede i ofthe rn er, which es pec acalaion of the ronal opi Forhcmore, reveal Cee seals have characteris tis onoe a1 endinal movement or oureying from one lace fo another, from one adem dcipline wo sotker,cosing,recrosing and config (leary boundries, Somes have computed hiro an Abani wandeing ‘which proces intoeve-depenag exile and sands in conta the wa- “einw of Oca eae pieropaly Goose 2 gue fr te movemest UF Reconing el by Hed, Odyrer a om Hest the Tejan Way ‘evi deleted Troy only to under years of embed sepantion tefore coming me gin to hi wife Penelope, 0 fis ure urls, tM 60 TRlomachan, wee er Laven a fo hit ancene hound Ars. But Inteoduction 3 Cones joey, ke Tine Wend ptaon ofthe red movi ot rue. There 0 ret home. Cress hie who wan oe ‘monary in Chin, who joined an Orde, the Jes, with ong comm ten mines who ed xe ugh he Ane 2 ner be tower oto queion what we might meta by ome» quesion the fy of pace” Hb was 4 sec for somrere ce, anor hy, 4 hterooti, another sii Hit work ines the contin ewryay| ‘mores twa impoile she, Ge aoe, mare oti. eines the exonemy of des tel” Three, by raking tn tna aquinance wih Ceci vs road movie we cn pre stare hs man's wok wih spect to Wet European nd Nor Amerie ues ofthe bt went enya, te omarion cables the ‘ueton nd maybe begin o aswel why does Cee’ work maa ‘Sey wit oar xr? Why i inporane at scons of Cones work fake find bing aren kes ody? (OF Wenders wok ee writen: "Wenders, dough bis caren, hr samaives and hit own acu a neat flake, res oot the pel ‘Gemnic te of poste roodenes He make omnes ie, tethee* Wenden gies expresion to a ounces dare ta cin te ‘oligo he Geman Hina, which snalancouy he alae bebe ‘wit Geone Stine willl he cising of geen th he lng {radon tht founded Wenem Eopean Herm ad humans, Coney ‘wos grein pir Wend (who ws bom in 149), ut aed the Ine dliionmene. he sme tne of flygnenaion ad lo t Were {Cenca was borin Chany in 1925, a halen 2nd oh ad been torn apa by the Second Word Wise As Lace Gi i le end, cobeagse ad mt eo fis work, 0 moving wren Sho, ns alm in 94, wen ado wn =e lng it ‘iste sehton oe "a cone” gan, hen, el Sone He rosned ssf lon, wish cfen nme augh eau oh even, 1 the ee hat a ew sent ye sa Sr ste may of de of ho ef at (ady 10 pepe new he wo eg hs ba emanpion ns + aif ro dering. of dna ke eo aes secnc oni to Sept Se ts py fore so hs Sy espn ss ec of esa of 10 whe ad ‘eft the rengaba of he the (tO th poe) por he oid ‘ Introduction ani Pein. the moring dco of he dat at» infil Fae rely Syngas an philosophy athe wives of Grenoble and Lyon in he soutowtst of rane, among i nuts be ented the Soy of ens t ‘Eeageof25, wa hve sc he hope ofbeingealed ode misionay Iie He ws ordained to the Cathe pstood in 195 and ban develo ib ‘ren ielciltles aking 4 docrat neliins since athe Sor- ‘Sone in 1960. Tha was ped of otsading nelle stint fr the “Jul, Cone war prof an Orde which nd sured the en ad he ‘heslogialconsovencs thr ent provoked) of Hans Us von Baa, ent de Lob Kal Raber an Pee Tear de Chanda. Whiners Cenc, wih he encoangement of his Order, wat the ety hits ofthe Jets Bots hitory war ako te dawn fader, when dew enc {etantepology, of etogaphy ofr, of echnolgy wee emerging ‘Shging the Sci uleualané pole landscape of Western Europe fx ‘as hs eid of hia, thn, hema examin quesons concerning ‘Scpower ofinznon to podace new knowledges and acplie ts bec. “Foo mpi wites ia pacar ew hs atenton:Benheoreax Pee uve and Jetjoeph Sean. Inthe ety 1960s he eed and nodes Eaves raids Sur's Code stl pure perio. He then exe op svibFlomie Lube toed and inode the Late # Leta Zam ofPee “Tih de Chat, who bad died in 1985, before eting and iron a Sefigre lion of Suns Compondne! The yar was 196. The com ‘conve qovenoent of Face wir inthe hands of 2 one-time Resiance [Siero me snd movies, Chae de Cau a in power: And hen the sone vos of May 1908 bea Soaring hype es Sonn eps sw. meg en who ow Sect Hing ne ee nde i, cing ng becoming Stee one beg le ae fours, vest ad ever be ‘tu begun ching x At ara wat we Pom hs onehing ube Cia kee we beg epee sumed orf weer te Ee ne. eos SIRI ae renee ther nies o ce of Forte mpaken Even Else very ys an wording atest he dws i, fo Cea ofan event hat would dang he couse for. was ifthe ‘Ridelow of May 1968 reese a enh spt expped md dciplined [pth North American ond aropean steer tht brought m2 elo the Steond Word War, New possbibues were seen, and Cetau woud aot low fie Pench people to fone hen” Thrnghovt the sumer of 19684 Inodction 5 wo oily pony, Wha oss revo eent en fr Frames be nied “ee began fom te pene nae ‘ite ca io qn or ete nen of epoenaon A ew ‘Stew neg snow, ot we nod pd ‘lbenno osery angered power a de Cereb dtr vecaion sje ands miro et Serene ich onder ut resi pingon nah eos ak oberg atin 6, Con hd opined he ingen fm ovo tng phoma pace Fed fa unre ages a ‘ered Ee Genlenea Pait Cert on se mene ‘The, nh scoon a lp of te vere, e Reema er ‘ho ad uy ta ac a ep es Fed pen “oty Tne of hop open! op Oy Hen Walon ve terse! 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