Time as a Missing Element in Social Analysis
As John Urry Fellow (2017 – 2018) I am focusing on the legacy of challenges left by his work on time and seeking a shared journey with others who are curious about them and their significance, or actively working on directly or tangentially related areas.
Mobilities in EASST2018 Conference
On 25-28th July, the 2018 EASST conference will take place at Lancaster University in association with Lancaster's Centre for Science Studies and Sociology. Call for papers is currently now open and you can visit the conference site here. The theme of the conference...
Learning to Use Better the Senses We Have
Developing new transport technologies and working better with the senses we already have as humans - Combining the two approaches was considered key to improving how we move in urban transport situations, by the participants of the Dance Your Vehicle: Becoming...
“Body-Drivers”: Reflections of 13th Dec Reading Group
An overview of 13th December Reading group: discussing Estonian traffic in Tallinn, the future of traffic and rethinking the pedestrian with the author, Tauri Tuvikene.
Flying Phones, Driverless Cars, KCE Conference 2017
Lancaster’s Bronislaw Szerszynski recently attended Knowledge/ Culture/ Ecology 2017 (KCE) in Santiago, Chile, 15-18th November. The conference’s key aims were to explore current transformations in socioecologies and to generate knowledge practises capable of...
The Beginnings of Airport City Futures (AirCiF)
Last week Cemore met with Lancaster’s James Faulconbridge to discuss his role in the new research project, AirCiF (Airport City Futures).
‘Mobility and the Humanities- 29th Nov discussion
Summary of reading group discussion 29th Nov: Pete Merriman and Lynne Pearce, ‘Mobility and the Humanities’.
Mobilities Journal’s Top Cited Articles for Current Impact Factor
View the Mobilities Journal’s top most highly cited articles to date and reflections of some of the authors.
Welcoming our 2017-2018 Visiting Fellows
We are delighted to be able to formally announce the arrival of our most recent Fellows for 2017-2018.
Mobile Utopia Conference: Storify
Follow the Mobile Utopia conference’s wonderful highlights and the attendees’ opinions through a conglomeration of social media posts.
Blood drone-topia?
by Stephanie Sodero ... What might the movement of blood look like in the future? More specifically how might blood transfusion and drone technology -- both war dividends -- intersect (Sandvik & Lohne 2014)? Here I explore four scenarios based on fieldwork,...
Mobile Utopia Exhibition
This exhibition of 13 international artists, curated by Jen Southern, Emma Rose and Linda O Keeffe, is part of the conference Mobile Utopia: Pasts, Presents, Futures at the Lancaster House Hotel from 2nd-5th November 2017. The exhibition includes works in a diverse...
Mobilities Journal 12-4 curated edition on Transport Mobilities
The second of our curated issues focusses on transport mobilities on land, sea and air; fast and slow: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rmob20/12/5?nav=tocLis The Velo-rution will not be ruralised: bicycle advocacy beyond the city limits Jai Cooper and Terry Leahy Hanoi...
Moving in a system – and sensing in a box
What happens when you bring together human bodily intelligence and traffic rules in new ways? This became our leading question for the first ‘Becoming Sensicle’ experiment day at Lancaster University on September 28. During the six-hour workshop, we explored how we...
Drift Economy- Mobile Utopia Experiment Lab II
(Written by Sasha Engelmann) I find myself on a train back to London after an exciting day prototyping, developing and honing Mobile Utopia Experiments. Bronislaw Szerszynski, Adam Fish and I have developed an experiment called the Drift Economy, and today was a...
Mobile Utopia Experiment Lab
We had a fabulous day planning the mobile Utopia Experiment. These are some impressions. Read more here
The Mobile Utopia Experiment
The Mobile Utopia Experiment will be in Lancaster on the 1st of November and on campus on the 1st and 2nd of November. When and Where: 1st November 12:15 - 5:00 pm Town Library, Market Sq., Lancaster City Centre and Lancaster University Campus 2nd November 09:00 -...
John Urry’s books –> São Paulo
John Urry Library Section at University of São Paulo