They say:
The previous studies on place identity have few attempts to integrate this literature into a more general theory of identity and environment because of the lack of studies that simultaneously examine identification with places of different scale. Therefore, Lee and David’s research addresses this omission by analyzing how people develop a sense of home with respect to dwelling community and region.
I say:
I agree with the authors that there are few studies focus on small places as dwelling and community. The previous study I looked through is about cities islands and neighborhood (Hernandez, 2007). Furthermore, I believe the focus of dwelling makes sense because it is the place to call home and it is where the bond starts. It directly interprets the affiliation between people and the place identity. And maybe it will serve as an answer to “Where I am from”. Personally speaking, I am an immigrants from Fushun to Shenyang and lived in a boarding school for six years. I may consider the dormitory as the dwelling I live in and compare it with Sub I currently live in. The dormitory is the place serving as a root for me in Shenyang and is the main reason why I would consider Shenyang as my place identity.
Hi Tianhao! I think this is a great start to engaging your ideas with an ongoing scholarly conversation, but I'm having some trouble following along as a reader. I'm curious about things like what does "the previous studies" refer to? Also, since there isn't any bibliographic information from the "they say" section, I'm having a hard time understand where you are developing this information from. Let's talk about this more!
ReplyDeleteI really like your focus on small place and how the cause attachment or identity, and how that kind of research can add to the ongoing conversation with Hernandez et al.!