It is not only the Open University, Milton Keynes, or the British geographers’ community that mourns the passing of Doreen Massey Friday last week. Her passing is a great loss for the discipline everywhere, as well as for those who are interested and engaged in questions of space, place and territory. Her contribution to and impact on contemporary geographical thought cannot be underestimated, as generations of students, academics and professionals have learned – and will continue to learn -- from her distinguished writings on that subject. We have benefited and gained intellectual insight from many of her writings, such as
Space, Place, and Gender (1994),
World City (2007) or her brilliantly composed,
For Space (2005), a book that was recently featured at our institute’s post-graduate reading seminar. These, among many many more, have taught geographers and social scientists to rethink space and consider differentiated understandings of space in the context of wider spatial scales, flows of various kinds, gender and otherness, and social inequalities. She will be missed.
Those who are interested in learning more about her personality and critical mind may also enjoy reading the blog entry below.
https://www.opendemocracy.net/uk/hilary-wainwright/how-we-will-miss-that-chuckle-my-friend-doreen-massey
