GCI

	November 27, 2007 GCI Seminar

Title	Theories of Third Space: Reconceptualizing the Conceptual

Speaker	Benet DeBerry-Spence Liautaud Graduate School of Business University of Illinois at Chicago

Location	Great Cities Institute, Suite 400 CUPPA Hall 412 South Peoria, Chicago, IL 60607 RSVP Appreciated: (312) 996-8700

This presentation explores the concept of third space within the academy, as a bridge between scholarship and the places and people of research. The central figure of the discussion is the academician. Building on existing literature and the establishment of a transformatory research initiative, three third spacing strategies are identified: 1) rediscovering the researcher; 2) living in the global context; and 3) (re)searching epistemologies, ontologies and methodologies. Each of these is discussed, along with their implications. Benet DeBerry-Spence's research explores consumer creative processes that involve cross-cultural consumption, and emphasizes the experiences of African and African Diaspora consumers. Dr. DeBerry-Spence has extended this work to include scholars working with consumers in developing countries and with research agendas characterized as transformative. Download a podcast of this event. Read the GCI Working Paper associated with this lecture.