The International Journal of Ecopsychology (IJE)
Abstract
Mario Perniola’s construct of transit is here examined with an eye toward its implications to ecopsychological discourse and practices that include psychological and philosophical notions of authentic “mobility” and active exploration during person-natural spaces affiliations. As in most qualitatively revealing ideas of “relations,” authentic “mobility” and active exploration include instances of confrontation, disorientation, fusion, confusion, biomechanical insights, animalization, totemism, disgust, etc. As a means to sharpen our focus, the insights of writer Enea Bianchi on Perniola’s writing are very useful and will be referred to, in particular, while reimagining our perception of space as “a deep world made of layers of surfaces” (2018, Para. 29). In contrast to ideas of transiting, that might oversell a given point of view (touration, passage, tourism, translocation) or manner of spirituality, Bianchi interprets Perniola’s text as suggestive of the idea of transiting “going beyond banality without falling into spiritualistic or ideal conceptions by, paradoxically, praising this peculiar perspective of the surface (2018, Para. 29.).” He is clear that “surface … should not be confused with superficiality, immediacy, or banality.”
Recommended Citation
Conesa, George
(2026)
"Relevance of Mario Perniola’s Philosophy of Transit (Transiting) to Ecopsychological Modi,"
The International Journal of Ecopsychology (IJE): Vol. 12:
Iss.
1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/ije/vol12/iss1/7