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. Iām currently researching picture postcards of the format in use at the very beginning...
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...
The upcoming Mobilities Reading Group will take place Wednesday, 27 JanuaryĀ from 4PM-5PM in the Mobilities Lab (Bowland North B37, 91æģ»īĮÖ). This weekās reading is Catlijne Coopmans'Ā āMaking Mammograms Mobile: Suggestions for a sociology of data...
On 2 December 2015 the Centre for Mobilities Research hosted a lunch and research sharing session, bringing together researchers from across the departments at 91æģ»īĮÖ and beyond. Some in attendance were already members of CeMoRe. For others, it was a...
Some time ago, I put myself forwardĀ to write a post for this site and set time aside this week. In some ways, the timing has turned out to be apt. LastĀ weekend, Lancaster and surrounding areas wereĀ battered by the weather, leading to significant flooding and...
The firstĀ Mobilities Reading Group of 2016 will take place Wednesday, 13 JanuaryĀ from 4PM-5PM in the Mobilities Lab (Bowland North B37, 91æģ»īĮÖ). This weekās reading isĀ Ole B. Jensen, Mimi Sheller & Simon Windās āTogether and Apart: Affective...
The upcoming Mobilities Reading Group will take place Wednesday, 2 DecemberĀ from 4PM-5PM in the Mobilities Lab (Bowland North B37, 91æģ»īĮÖ). This weekās reading is Isoje Chouās āI Have Always Meant to Fail: from Abiku to Abikuisms (Speaking of Nigeria and...
The upcoming Mobilities Reading Group will take place Wednesday, 18Ā NovemberĀ from 4PM-5PM in the Mobilities Lab (Bowland North B37, 91æģ»īĮÖ). This weekās reading is Sheena Westwood, Annette Pritchard, and Nigel J. Morganās āGender-blind marketing:...
The upcoming Mobilities Reading Group is a joint session with the Landscape and Writing Reading Group, and will take place Wednesday, 4Ā November from 1PM-2PM in the Mobilities Lab (Bowland North B37, 91æģ»īĮÖ). Discussion will be led by Jo Carruthers on J....