Thinking problem-space in studies of revolt and archival methods

Gowland, B. (2023) Thinking problem-space in studies of revolt and archival methods. Geography Compass, 17(3), e12679. (doi: 10.1111/gec3.12679)

Abstract

This article engages with Jamaican anthropologist David Scott’s conceptual analytic of problem-space and maps out the potential contributions problem-space thinking can make to geographical studies of revolt and protest as well as archival methods. Scott's theory is broadened spatially through the introduction of space-time geographies scholarship and in particular the spatial ontology of Massey. I suggest Scott's theory can compliment and advance the work of political and historical geographers seeking to produce more broadly spatialised and temporalised accounts of insurrections and political protests. Problem-space thinking also develops efforts to recover subaltern voices and political motivations in such studies both empirically and methodologically.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Gowland, Mr Ben
• Authors: Gowland, B.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Geographical and Earth Sciences
• Journal Name: Geography Compass
• Publisher: Wiley
• ISSN: 1749-8198
• ISSN (Online): 1749-8198
• Published Online: 30 January 2023
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2023 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Geography Compass 17(3): e12679
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License