Felix Ó Murchadha, National University of Ireland, Galway, IrelandChristiane Schönfeld, Mary Immaculate College, IrelandUlf Strohmayer, National University of Ireland, Galway, IrelandLillis Ó Laoire, National University of Ireland, Galway, IrelandPaul Carter, RMIT University, AustraliaPaolo Bartoloni, National University of Ireland, Galway, IrelandKaren Le Rossignol, Deakin University, AustraliaConn Holohan, National University of Ireland, Galway, IrelandCatherine Emerson, National University of Ireland, Galway, IrelandMiles Kennedy, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

"We know now that space is something more than a rough container of events that are occurring in time. It was one of the original purposes of geocriticism to help demonstrating it. Through their own lens, the contributors of Spatiality and Symbolic Expression explore the referential aspect of all a set of symbolic expressions. Four key-words are pointed out by Richardson: philosophy, psychology, plasticity, and power. By intertwining them appropriately, the contributors of this collection keep a perfect focus on the crossroad between spatial realities and symbolic expression." - Bertrand Westphal, Universite de Limoges, France

• Introduction: The ' 'Spatio-Cultural Dimension ' ': Overview and a Proposed Framework; Bill Richardson1. Space, Time and the Articulation of a Place in the World: The Philosophical Context; Felix Ó Murchadha2. Symbol, Situatedness, and the Individuality of Literary Space; Bill Richardson3. Bridging Gaps; Building Bridges: Spatial Metaphors, Symbolic Expression, and Pedagogy; Christiane Schönfeld and Ulf Strohmayer4. Spatiality, Place and Displacement in Two Gaelic Songs; Lillis Ó Laoire5. Lips in Language and Space: Imaginary Places in James Dawson ' 's Australian Aborigines; Paul Carter6. The Space of Language and the Place of Literature; Paolo Bartoloni7. Dreaming Well-Being into Being: Dualities of Virtual-Actual Communities; Karen Le Rossignol8. Between a Rock and No Place: Ursula Meier ' 's Home; Conn Holohan9. Op weg naar Broxeele: the Production of Shared Spaces; Catherine Emerson10. The Politics of Space: Poetical Dwelling and the Occupation of Poetry; Miles KennedyConclusion: Mapping, not the Map; Bill Richardson