From Place to Space: A Heideggerian Analysis

In this paper, we pay attention to the impact on staff of what was a new place, Ko Awatea, within a large New Zealand hospital. The place became a space from within which a particular mood arose. This paper seeks to capture that mood and its impact. Using a Heideggerian hermeneutic approach, the stu...

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VerfasserInnen: Smythe, Elizabeth (Verfasst von) ; Gray, Jonathon (Verfasst von) ; Spence, Deborah 1991- (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: [2019]
In: The Indo-Pacific journal of phenomenology
Jahr: 2019, Band: 18, Heft: 2, Seiten: 87-97
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Neuseeland / Krankenhaus / Raum / Atmosphäre (Stimmung) / Hermeneutik
IxTheo Notationen:KBS Australien; Ozeanien
VA Philosophie
ZA Sozialwissenschaften
ZD Psychologie
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Zusammenfassung:In this paper, we pay attention to the impact on staff of what was a new place, Ko Awatea, within a large New Zealand hospital. The place became a space from within which a particular mood arose. This paper seeks to capture that mood and its impact. Using a Heideggerian hermeneutic approach, the study reported on drew on data from interviews with 20 staff. Philosophical notions about the nature and mood of place/space are explored. As staff claimed this space, the mood that emerged was of liveliness, buzz and comfort. It became a space where people wanted to be, where they met others, where conversations unfolded, where thinking happened in new ways. Staff places tend to be sacrificed or poorly resourced in resource-tight environments. We argue that creating a space that feels home-like, where staff come, linger and engage in community is a priority for generating the mood and thinking of an organization. Such spaces do not happen by chance; it takes forethought and intentionality. The gift of such space is the thinking that is sparked and grown.
ISSN:1445-7377
Enthält:Enthalten in: The Indo-Pacific journal of phenomenology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/20797222.2018.1542769