Affiliation:
1. New Mexico State University, USA
Abstract
Grounded in a hybrid conception of Third Space in conversation with Oldenburg, Soja, and Anzaldüa's nepantla, this chapter examines how children's outdoor spaces can be transformed into potential or actualized Third Spaces. Through six Third Space encounters this chapter explores the nature of these encounters, tools which can lead to Third Space solutions, and case studies which highlight lived solutions. Throughout this chapter, the term “safedangering” is used to describe both the interrogation of the idea of “safety,” the root of children's restrictions, and to overlap that with a generative view of danger rooted in upside risk. Three Third Space encounters spotlighted in the school section of this chapter include: a) regulatory first space meets belonging second space; b) “safe” playgrounds vs. risk affordances; and c) multigenerational green schoolyards. The three highlighted community Third Space encounters include: a) children's independent mobility; b) Forest Schools' unrealized Third Space potential in Indigenous encounters; and c) children as placemakers.
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