Of counter spaces of provisioning: Reframing the sidewalk as a parasite heterotopia

Dominique Roux (), Valérie Guillard () and Vivien Blanchet ()
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Dominique Roux: REGARDS - Recherches en Économie Gestion AgroRessources Durabilité Santé- EA 6292 - URCA - Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne - MSH-URCA - Maison des Sciences Humaines de Champagne-Ardenne - URCA - Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, URCA - Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne
Valérie Guillard: DRM - Dauphine Recherches en Management - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Vivien Blanchet: DRM MOST - DRM - Dauphine Recherches en Management - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, ISG - ISG International Business School [Paris]

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Abstract: This article considers the concept of heterotopia in the context of public space. Based on the observations and interviews with 19 disposers and/or gleaners operating on bulky item collection days, it shows that the sidewalk is (1) a liminal space for unwanted objects that are in transition between disposal and destruction or reappropriation; (2) a regularly practiced space, the meaning of which is redefined by disposers (for depositing) and gleaners (for provisioning); (3) a place of illusion that mirrors the profusion of goods produced by the linear economy; and (4) a space of compensation for the pitfalls of the consumer society. These findings provide a theoretical basis for the new concept of parasite heterotopia, a term that refers to a space that is appropriated by a tactical use of a regulated place, which both reflects and contests a dominant ordering on its own territory. The article adds to previous literature on heterotopias and sustainability by questioning how this "time–space" is involved in the dialectics of capitalism and criticism.

Keywords: Alternative spaces of provisioning; liminality; parasite heterotopia; sustainability; Parasite heterotopia; alternative spaces of provisioning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-06-01
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Published in Marketing Theory, 2018, 18 (2), pp.218-233. ⟨10.1177/1470593117732461⟩

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DOI: 10.1177/1470593117732461

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