Towards a post-mathematical topology

Martin, Lauren; Secor, Anna J.

doi:10.1177/0309132513508209

Towards a post-mathematical topology

Martin, Lauren; Secor, Anna J.

Authors

Dr Lauren Martin lauren.martin@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor

Professor Anna Secor anna.j.secor@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

This paper aims to bring clarity to the term topology as it has been deployed in human geography. We summarize the insights that geographers have garnered from thinking topologically about space and power. We find that many deployments of topology both overstretch topology’s conceptual merit and limit its insights for spatial thinking. We show how topology, with its structuralist and modernist baggage, requires some theoretical reworking to be put to work by poststructuralist geographers. Our purpose is not to consolidate a specific topological approach for geographers, but to call for an ongoing consideration of what topology offers poststructuralist spatial theories.

Citation

Martin, L., & Secor, A. J. (2014). Towards a post-mathematical topology. Progress in Human Geography, 38(3), 420-438. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132513508209

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Nov 10, 2013
Online Publication Date	Oct 23, 2013
Publication Date	Jun 1, 2014
Deposit Date	Aug 7, 2017
Publicly Available Date	Aug 11, 2017
Journal	Progress in Human Geography
Print ISSN	0309-1325
Electronic ISSN	1477-0288
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	38
Issue	3
Pages	420-438
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132513508209

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Martin, Lauren and Secor, Anna J. (2014) 'Towards a post-mathematical topology.', Progress in human geography., 38 (3). pp. 420-438. © 2014 The Author(s). Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.