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Henri Lefebvre (/ l ə ˈ f ɛ v r ə / lə-FEV-rə, French: [ɑ̃ʁi ləfɛvʁ]; 16 June 1901 – 29 June 1991) was a French Marxist philosopher and sociologist, best known for pioneering the critique of everyday life, for introducing the concepts of the right to the city and the production of social space, and for his work on dialectical materialism, alienation, and criticism of Stalinism, existentialism, and structuralism.In his prolific career, Lefebvre wrote more than sixty books and ...
The social production of space is a concept in the sociology of space which contends that space is neither a thing nor a container, but a product and means of production. Thus, space is produced and constructed socially and a set of human relations. It was pioneered by philosopher Henri Lefebvre in his 1974 book La Production de l'espace.
Oct 15, 2020 · Introduction. Henri Lefebvre is now established as one of the most important social theorists of the 20th century. Over a long life (b. 1901–d. 1991) he wrote and published prodigiously more than sixty books and several hundred articles on a range of issues and themes.
Lefebvre’s theory of the production of space was a cumulation of his earlier work on the urban question. As argued by Kipfer et al. (2012, 118–199), the urban question “foregrounds the role of everyday life, state, and political action in centre-periphery relationships.”Lefebvre came to study urbanisation and the urban question through his work on everyday life which informed his theories and writing over his entire career, from his three volumes of the Critique of Everyday Life ...
(1901–91) French*Marxistphilosopher and sociologist. Lefebvre published 70 books in his lifetime on an incredibly wide array of topics, and is generally regarded as one of the great theoreticians of the 20th century.
Oct 1, 2018 · Abstract. This article asks how Henri Lefebvre’s humanist Marxism can contribute to the foundations of a critical theory of communication. It does so by reflecting on the role of communication in Lefebvre’s books The Production of Space and The Critique of Everyday Life.Lefebvre’s humanist Marxist stress on the role of human production in society is the aspect of his theory that can be most fruitfully integrated into a critical theory of communication.
Oct 24, 2018 · In 1967 Henri Lefebvre described the right to the city as a “cry and demand.” Much of the revival of interest in Lefebvre’s claim focuses on the content of such a right, and prospects for ...
A Marx for Our Time: Henri Lefebvre and The Production of Space M. GOTTDIENER University of California, Riverside Henri Lefebvre, who died last year at an age between 86 to 89 (the records aren't clear),
Nov 21, 2023 · Lefebvre, then, argued for a dialectic understanding of everyday life in both theory and method. On the one side, it was a theory of alienation inspired by both the young Marx and Heidegger. From Marx came the critique of alienation in work, but at the same time, this theory of alienation gave occasion for a critique of Marx’s theory – in particular, political economy – and an opportunity to advance Lefebvre’s own aims to reach “down” to human experiences.
Urban Research and Architecture: Beyond Henri Lefebvre The interdisciplinary conference Urban Research and Architecture: Beyond Henri Lefebvre brings together recent applications of Lefebvre's theory in order to develop new concepts for the analysis of contemporary processes of urbanization and to suggest new design tools for architecture and urbanism.. Rediscovered in the 1990’s, Lefebvre’s theory opened up new ways of understanding of processes of urbanization, their conditions and ...
