Of Other Spaces, Heterotopias

1. Site (Emplacement)
1.1. The relations of proximity between points or elements.
1.2. The importance of site to contemporary governing techniques
1.3. Example: Demography

2. What is a site?
2.1. A bundle of relations
2.2. Some sites of differences
"But among all these sites, I am interested in certain ones that have the curious property of being in relation with all the other sites, but in such a way as to suspect, neutralize, or invent the set of relations that they happen to designate, mirror, or reflect."
2.3. Utopia and heterotopia

3. Utopia
3.1. No real place
3.2. Maintaining a relation of direct or inverse analogy with the real space of society.
3.3. Example: 桃花園

4. Heterotopia
4.1. Actual place of utopia
4.2. Experience between heterotopia and utopia-- mirror
4.3. It is a utopia
-A placeless place
-I see myself where I am not
-A shadow gives me my own visibility
4.4. It is a heterotopia
-It directs my eyes toward my self and to reconstitute myself
-It makes the space I occupy visible and intelligible
4.5. Heterotopology
-A systematic description of the space as a heterotopia

5. Heterotopology
5.1. All cultures establish heterotopias
-"Crisis heterotopia"
5.2. Each heterotopia and its relation with others are subject to historical changes
-Example: Cemetery
5.3. Several incompatible emplacements are included in heterotopia
-Examples: Theatre and cinema
5.4. Heterochronias
-Examples: Museum and library
-Example: Festival
5.5. Heterotopias presuppose a system of opening and closing
-Example: American motel rooms
5.6. The functions of heterotopias:
-Two poles: Heterotopias of illusion and compensation
-Heterotopia of illusion: brothels
-Heterotopia of compensation: colonies (and theme parks)

6. Counter space
6.1. The politics between spaces
6.2. A new understanding of counter-culture
6.3. A new understanding of our civilization
6.4. Huang Sunquan's analysis of rave culture