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Turning in the graveyard: Trees and the hybrid geographies of dwelling, monitoring and resistance in a Bristol cemetery

Cloke, Paul; Jones, Owain

Authors

Paul Cloke

Owain Jones



Abstract

This paper explores the historical development of a Victorian cemetery in Bristol - Arnos Vale - in order to discuss how the nonhuman agency of trees has been enrolled into particular networks of environmental change and conservation. We argue that trees have both acted as socialized actors in the narrative of the changing nature of Arnos Vale and contributed significantly to the relational agencies involved. Trees have thereby been implicated in processes of resistance at the site, particularly through their incorporation in practices of monitoring and surveillance. The changing tree presence at Arnos Vale has served to recontextualize and resignify the site, and the monitoring of trees has made this bricolage known, prompting the construction of a significant site of resistance where the privatization of public space has been contested. © 2004 Arnold.

Citation

Cloke, P., & Jones, O. (2004). Turning in the graveyard: Trees and the hybrid geographies of dwelling, monitoring and resistance in a Bristol cemetery. cultural geographies, 11(3), 313-341. https://doi.org/10.1191/1474474004eu300oa

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jul 1, 2004
Journal Cultural Geographies
Print ISSN 1474-4740
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Volume 11
Issue 3
Pages 313-341
DOI https://doi.org/10.1191/1474474004eu300oa
Keywords trees, hybrid geographies, dwelling, monitoring, resistance, Bristol, cemetery
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1064443
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1191/1474474004eu300oa

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