Erzählter Raum und Erzählraum: (Kultur)Raumkonstruktion zwischen Diskurs und Performanz

Abstract

The aim of the article is to analyze the construction of geographical realities in the media by so called world quot; insiders". Which attributes do the world insiders ascribe to spatial territories and which dia- and prognoses of the contemporary world do they offer? In addition, the question has to be raised as to why their interpretations are so appealing and popular. Two theoretical approaches - discourse and performance/performativity - form the framework of the analysis. The theoretical link between the discursive and argumentative level on the one hand and the performative level on the other hand combines verbal and non-verbal geography-making. Our claim is that both levels are essential for an analysis of the world insiders and their ways of world construction. To integrate these two levels we suggest the concepts of Narrative space and Narrated space. © 2011 Author(s).