Introduction

In Christos Kakalis & Emily Goetsch (eds.), Mountains, Mobilities and Movement. London: Palgrave Macmillan Uk. pp. 1-12 (2017)
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We often think of the landscape as something static or slowly changing, endowed with a sense of stability that is only disrupted in moments of crisis, such as natural or human disasters. Therefore, it is common for our understanding of the landscape, which is developed and expressed through both actual experience and representations, to refer to a static topography, leading us to find security in the stable spatial context generated also by the unchanging landscapes of our thoughts and memories. Furthermore, we often rely on maps and other visual references, which we assume present an accurate and still representation of the world around us. In this context, iconic geological features such as mountains are usually considered to be stable, unmovable elements, landmarks that are enhanced by their emblematic presence in the topography and their often rough materiality, which allow for a number of both cultural and historical axis mundi connotations to be attributed to them. This book challenges the assumed static qualities of mountains, offering humanities-based evaluations of the landscape. Questions related to performativity, hermeneutics and mobility theory are at the core of the discussions, offering new ways of considering the natural world and how society relates to it.

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