From Place to Space: A Heideggerian Analysis
| Autor: | Deb Spence, Elizabeth Smythe, Jonathon Gray |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology; Vol 18, No 2 (2018) Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-11, Published: NOV 2018 |
| ISSN: | 2079-7222 1445-7377 |
| Popis: | In this paper, we pay attention to the impact on staff of what was a new place, Ko Awatea, within a large New Zealand hospital. The place became a space from within which a particular mood arose. This paper seeks to capture that mood and its impact. Using a Heideggerian hermeneutic approach, the study reported on drew on data from interviews with 20 staff. Philosophical notions about the nature and mood of place/space are explored. As staff claimed this space, the mood that emerged was of liveliness, buzz and comfort. It became a space where people wanted to be, where they met others, where conversations unfolded, where thinking happened in new ways. Staff places tend to be sacrificed or poorly resourced in resource-tight environments. We argue that creating a space that feels home-like, where staff come, linger and engage in community is a priority for generating the mood and thinking of an organization. Such spaces do not happen by chance; it takes forethought and intentionality. The gift of such space is the thinking that is sparked and grown. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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