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“Instagrams” of 1901 – 1904?
Julia Gillen and her colleagues at the Edwardian Postcard Project are researching the early British postcards. She presents us her magnificent work on the proto-Instagrams. I’m currently researching picture postcards of the format in use at the very beginning...
Transport policy: why the past matters
How can history be used to inform present-day transport and mobility policies? The most recent book, edited amongst others, by Colin Pooley (Lancaster Environment Centre and Cemore), aims to answer this question. Pooley tells us why his latest book is an essential...
27 January 2016: Making Mammograms Mobile: Suggestions for a sociology of data mobility
The upcoming Mobilities Reading Group will take place Wednesday, 27 January from 4PM-5PM in the Mobilities Lab (Bowland North B37, Lancaster University). This week’s reading is Catlijne Coopmans' “Making Mammograms Mobile: Suggestions for a sociology of data...
A Taste of Mobilities Research
On 2 December 2015 the Centre for Mobilities Research hosted a lunch and research sharing session, bringing together researchers from across the departments at Lancaster University and beyond.
The Lancaster floods and mobile work
Last weekend, Lancaster and surrounding areas were battered by the weather, leading to significant flooding and electricity being cut off to 55,000 Lancaster homes.
13 January 2016: Together and Apart: Affective Ambiences and Negotiation in Families’ Everyday Life and Mobility
The first Mobilities Reading Group of 2016 will take place Wednesday, 13 January from 4PM-5PM in the Mobilities Lab (Bowland North B37, Lancaster University). This week’s reading is Ole B. Jensen, Mimi Sheller & Simon Wind’s “Together and Apart: Affective...