![]() ![]() As places can hold various identities and back grounds which are down to various people to interpret this could be both negative and positive. As the merging of cultures and globalisation take affect on the world we live in it ultimately can cause friction. So with new cultural imports as Massey puts it that now line our once familiar street such as the pizzeria and the kebab houses (Massey 1994) the lack of corner shops today is a sign of how time space compression is affecting our view of local space (Massey 1994) Massey made the point that capital has a lot to do with the demise of for example. However, Time-space compression affects individuals differently and can sometimes cause negativity and prejudice. The other group who simply receive but, make no conscious effort in promoting nor utilising this movement. This is divided between two groups of people firstly, the group that promote internationalisation those that explore other countries (holidays, travel), use technology for communication (text, facebook, Email) etc. Massey reflects that within the concept of “time-space compression” there is a theory of “power geometry” which aids the progression of this international movement. ![]() It is often termed the ‘prioritisation of time over space’ and it has been remarked on and taken to task by many. Therefore, breaking those smaller spaces and creating a broader space for everyone. argued that, at least in recent centuries, space has been held in less esteem, and has been accorded less attention, than has time (within geography, Ed Soja (1989) has made this argument with force). Where as, with the birth of the internet we are free to exchange information regardless of our space or time. While some were able to use time and space compression to their advantage. Information before would be subject to the information of the space, information from other spaces would not be so accessible. In Doreen Masseys language the power geometries have shifted at various scales. For example, a personal reflection to the reading made me think of the internet in regards to information. on the concepts of space and time (see the discussion in Part Two). In this book, Doreen Massey makes an impassioned argument for revitalising our imagination of space. Massey explains that as globalisation progresses in the modern day smaller space are broken to create an overall space. for space setting the scene 10 Massey-Chapter-01.qxd 4:22 PM. Massey begins to discuss within the reading a theory that she refers to as “time-space compression”. Massey identifies that popular belief is that Capitalism is to blame for this however, she exclaims that it is incorrect as it doesn’t affect the other aspects of globalisation within every day life. Society falls victim to fragmentation which leads to the damage of identity. Massey begs the question that as society becomes inevitably consumed by globalistion “What does sense of place mean?”. This weeks reading Doreen Massey’s “A sense of Global space” begins to develop the argument of Globalisation being ever so present in modern society. ![]()
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