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'''Marc Augé''' (born September 2, 1935 in Poitiers) is a French anthropologist.
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In an essay and book of the same title, ''Non-Places: Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity'' (1995), Marc Augé coined the phrase "non-place" to refer to places of transience that do not hold enough significance to be regarded as "places" (e.g.: a hotel room, an airport or a supermarket).
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==Literature==
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* ''In the Metro'', Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2002.
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* ''A lyrical and dynamic consideration of the Paris metro'', Oblivion. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2004.
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==Links==
 
* http://www.cairn.info/revue-l-homme-2008-1.htm
 
* http://www.cairn.info/revue-l-homme-2008-1.htm

Revision as of 10:21, 20 March 2014

Marc Augé (born September 2, 1935 in Poitiers) is a French anthropologist. In an essay and book of the same title, Non-Places: Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity (1995), Marc Augé coined the phrase "non-place" to refer to places of transience that do not hold enough significance to be regarded as "places" (e.g.: a hotel room, an airport or a supermarket).

Literature

  • In the Metro, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2002.
  • A lyrical and dynamic consideration of the Paris metro, Oblivion. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2004.


Links