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“To walk is to lack a place. It is the indefinite process of being absent and in search of a proper. The moving about that the city mutliplies and concentrates makes the city itself an immense social experience of lacking a place -- an experience that is, to be sure, broken up into countless tiny deportations (displacements and walks), compensated for by the relationships and intersections of these exoduses that intertwine and create an urban fabric, and placed under the sign of what ought to be, ultimately, the place but is only a name, the City...a universe of rented spaces haunted by a nowhere or by dreamed-of places.”

Quote by Michel de Certeau

Book:The Practice of Everyday Life
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The Practice of Everyday Life

This book delves into the mundane elements of everyday existence, examining how they shape human behavior and societal structures. more

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Michel de Certeau
Michel de Certeau

Michel de Certeau (May 17, 1925 - January 9, 1986) was a prominent French sociologist and philosopher known for his research on the practices of everyday life. His work delved into the dynamics of power, space, and time, and how individuals create their own spaces within structured societies. more

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