1. Thirdspace: Exploring the lives of cultural others Write down three words you associate with... 1. London 2. New York 3. Mumbai 5. Las Vegas 4. Tokyo What words did you choose? Why these words? Where do these ideas come from? Las Vegas: Watch this music video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLUl8xkKSTk How is the city presented? Why would the band want you to see it in that way? Photo: stock.xchng/savan

2. New York New York hotel and casino The Las Vegas ‘Strip’ Firstspace: The built environment. It can be mapped and measured. Firstspace: The ‘real’ space of Las Vegas Roads Las Vegas strip Photo: morguefile/emahluver3

3. Secondspace: The ‘representational’ space Film TV Music Advertising Internet The geographical imagination – the commodification of Las Vegas – ‘selling the city’ ‘The American Dream’ ‘Must see, must visit, must invest’ City of opportunity Excitement, danger, a place where dreams come true, ‘the world in a city’ ‘Sin City’

4. Photo: Judy Baxter. Thirdspace: The actual ‘lived’ space The experience in Firstspace mediated through Secondspace expectations. Homelessness in Las Vegas How does the experience of life in the Thirdspace of Las Vegas affect the homeless? The learning activity: Photo: Franco Folini/Flickr (under a Creative Commons licence.