Embodiment Turn:Lefebvre's Late Return to Everyday Life Studies as a"Bridge"
Henri Lefebvre's spatial theory underwent a significant shift in his later period,known as the embodiment turn,which served as a bridge connecting his research on everyday life.This turn emphasizes the central role of bodily space in the interaction between the individual and the environment,as well as the body's function as a medium for perceiving,understanding,and shaping space.Bodily space is not only the domain of individual daily life practices but also the realm where individual experiences and control over space are influenced by the fragmented and homogenized production methods of social space.Consequently,Lefebvre transitioned from macro-level reflections and critiques on spatial production to micro-level individual existential conditions,highlighting the importance of returning to the field of everyday life.He posited that attention to spatial issues is,to a certain extent,an attention to the domain of everyday life.Lefebvre believed that through the embodiment turn,it is possible to re-examine and understand the specific liberation of individuals in socio-historical practices,thereby enabling further political economy critique of space and macro-level socio-historical research at the micro-level.In short,the embodiment turn is a key pathway in Lefebvre's late theory that closely links spatial issues with research in the field of everyday life.
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