A critical trilogy of place: dwelling in/on an irritated place

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to explore the meaning of dwelling in place in terms of the critical trilogy of place. The critical trilogy is a constructively interpretive framework incorporating Greenwood’s critical pedagogy of place and Heidegger’s philosophical insights of dwelling. The critical trilogy of place, comprising decentralisation, reinhabitation, and regermination, demonstrates the profound meaning of the relationship between human beings and place when applied to a case of land ab/use in Dapu in Taiwan. By exploring the campaign for keeping the place from irritation, the profound meaning of the place is manifested.

Keywords:

• Critical trilogy of place
• decentralisation
• reinhabitation
• regermination

Acknowledgements

Deepest thanks to the reviewers and the editors for their very thoughtful and considerate comments, which are greatly helpful for improving the manuscript. Thanks to the Ministry of Science and Technology. MOST104-2410-H-415-016-MY2.