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The Skills Behind the Spatial Practices

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This paper offers a theoretical investigation about the notion of “skills“ within a geographical approach. For spatial practices, the challenge is probably less about understanding what individuals do than their ways of doing. Building on an empirical survey about the tourists practices in Los Angeles, the paper first supports the idea that each spatial configuration is an issue for every individual, a gathering of spatial stakes that everyone must address. Then, it argues that the ways in which individuals deal with these stakes depend on their skills. Defining skills as “the mastery of techniques“, the article engages a critical discussion with French pragmatic sociology (Boltanski and Thévenot) and geography (Lussault) as well as upon works in anthropology (Ingold).

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halshs-03208946, version 1 (26-04-2021)

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Leopold Lucas. The Skills Behind the Spatial Practices. Space and Culture, 2019, ⟨10.1177/1206331219881359⟩. ⟨halshs-03208946⟩
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