Meier, LarsFrers, LarsSigvardsdotter, Erika2019-01-082019-01-0820131474-4740https://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/handle/11303/8912http://dx.doi.org/10.14279/depositonce-8041Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.This publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively.What is missing, where and for whom? And how does that which is absent relate to the things and people that are present? This special issue of cultural geographies demonstrates the relevance of absence in its social and spatial dimensions. By focusing on that which does not claim physical presence, that which is missing or hiding, this issue demonstrates how an in-depth examination of the phenomenon of absence can provide stimulating vectors of analysis.en910 Geografie, Reisen390 Bräuche, Etikette, FolkloreabsenceremembrancepresentArticle1477-0881