Reorienting The Production of Space: Rhythmanalysis, desire, and “The Siege of the Third Precinctâ€

Alex Farrington

Environment and Planning C, 2021, vol. 39, issue 5, 938-954

Abstract: Whenever scholars inquire into the relationship between space and power, you can almost invariably find a reference to Henri Lefebvre. However, his initial popularization by David Harvey involved an overemphasis on the political-economic dimensions of his work. This article revisits The Production of Space to show that Lefebvre considered rhythmanalysis – and not a political economy of space – as the ideal method for transforming space and everyday life. Lefebvre argues that a more embodied and intimate knowledge of spatial rhythms can inform the appropriation of space by its everyday inhabitants, in opposition to capital and state power. To demonstrate the radical political potential of rhythmanalysis, I follow my reading of The Production of Space with an examination of “The Siege of the Third Precinct in Minneapolis,†a rhythmanalytic account of the recent Minneapolis uprising. This account, which was circulated online to share tactical insights with other protesters, evokes a number of new avenues for rhythmanalytic research.

Keywords: Henri Lefebvre; rhythmanalysis; The Production of Space; protests; rhythm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1177/2399654420970948

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