Marc Augé
French anthropologist (1935–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marc Augé (2 September 1935 – 24 July 2023) was a French anthropologist.
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Quick Facts Director of the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Preceded by ...
Marc Augé | |
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Director of the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences | |
In office 1985–1995 | |
Preceded by | François Furet |
Succeeded by | Jacques Revel |
Personal details | |
Born | (1935-09-02)2 September 1935 Poitiers, France |
Died | 24 July 2023(2023-07-24) (aged 87) Paris, France |
Education | Lycée Montaigne Lycée Louis-le-Grand |
Alma mater | École normale supérieure |
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In an essay and book of the same title, Non-Places: Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity (1995), Augé coined the phrase "non-place" to refer to spaces where concerns of relations, history, and identity are erased.[1] Examples of a non-place would be a motorway, a hotel room, an airport or a supermarket.[2]