Territory, affective intensities, and how alcohol comes to matter

Waitt, G. and de Jong, A. (2023) Territory, affective intensities, and how alcohol comes to matter. Dialogues in Human Geography, (doi: 10.1177/20438206231202818) (Early Online Publication)

Abstract

In response to Jayne and Valentine's (2023) article, we build on their arguments that, like alcohol studies, many more-than-representational geographical accounts of alcohol consumption rely on a priori assumptions, ‘expressions’, and ‘facts’. To do so, we embrace their critique that our previous work fails to fully interrogate how alcohol consumption ‘transforms’, ‘shapes’, and ‘mediates’ emotions and effects. In revisiting our interpretation, we draw on Deleuze and Guattari's concept of territory to employ the interpretative strategies outlined by Jayne and Valentine of de-determination and how unfolding moments of socio-material relationships shape the affective capacity of bodies to act and sense. We illustrate how the concept of territory presents a productive analytical framework for alcohol, drinking, and drunkenness.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Early Online Publication
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: de Jong, Dr Anna
• Authors: Waitt, G., and de Jong, A.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social & Environmental Sustainability
• Journal Name: Dialogues in Human Geography
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• ISSN: 2043-8206
• ISSN (Online): 2043-8214
• Published Online: 18 September 2023
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © The Author(s) 2023
• First Published: First published in Dialogues in Human Geography 2023
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons licence