Stories of place: geographies of meaning, memory and connection

Uma Kothari; Maria Borovnik; Phoebe Everingham; Karen Pavia Henrique; Fiona Miller; Natalie Osborne; Joseph Palis; Sarah Wright

doi:10.1007/978-981-95-4921-4

Stories of place: geographies of meaning, memory and connection

Uma Kothari, Maria Borovnik, Phoebe Everingham, Karen Pavia Henrique, Fiona Miller, Natalie Osborne, Joseph Palis, Sarah Wright

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This Open Access book explores the role and agency of stories and storytelling in understanding places and in revealing how places tell stories. It addresses themes of colonialism, more-than-human agency, environment, atmospheres, borders, dwelling, enchantment, haunting, care and hope, revealing the power of stories to make and unmake worlds. Contending with the ethical complexities of storytelling and the political implications of the stories that are shared and heard, it illuminates how some stories dominate ways of being and knowing while others are excluded and overlooked. Ultimately, this book demonstrates how stories can provide alternative, critical and progressive ways of knowing and encountering place.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Singapore
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages	173
ISBN (Electronic)	9789819549214
ISBN (Print)	9789819549207
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-4921-4
Publication status	Published - 2026

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Copyright the Author(s) 2026. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.

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place
geography
society-nature relations

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