Emotional Transmutation of Suburban Farmers and the Superimposition of Emotional Meanings in Space——A Case Study of Shuixi Village,Lai'an County
The importance of emotion in geographical research has become increasingly indispensable within the intellectual trend of"emotional turn"in human geography.With Shuixi Village situated adja-cent to Jiangbei New Area in the Nanjing Metropolitan Area as case site and suburban farmers as sub-jects,this article examined the transmutation of emotions and the superimposition of emotional meanings in space using a qualitative approach.The study has shown that farmers'emotions can be categorized in-to five main dimensions:sense of identity,sense of happiness,sense of efficacy,sense of relative depri-vation,and sense of nostalgia.Farmers'sense of identity and sense of happiness are steadily increasing,but the uneven development among villages and personal values lead to a decrease in their sense of effica-cy and the emergence of a sense of relative deprivation.When their current emotional needs cannot be met,farmers reminisce about the past,which evokes a sense of nostalgia and provides a buffer zone for their polarized emotions.A favorable environment is conducive to the expression of positive emotions from farmers,whereas an adverse context can negatively affect these positive emotions and lead to their disso-lution.The superimposition of emotional meanings in the space of Shuixi Village is the result of the inter-action and negotiation among multiple power entities,which simultaneously reveals differentiated emotion-al expressions and the meaning of spatial production.The superimposition of emotional meanings in local spaces can also change farmers'emotions,characterize optimal behavior,regulate the allocation of power and resources,and promotes local social and cultural development.
emotional transmutationsuperimpositionsuburban villagesfarmersShuixi Village
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