2. sem. KA

The goal is to enable the students to analyse how spatial distance and movement/flow constitutes various types of working and other practices (and also their media representations). The scope of movement covers from staying immobile, to taking breaks to moving within a limited area (e.g. an office building) to moving between places (e.g. work trips or forced movement as refugee). An important aspect of mobility studies is to show how embodiment and place/space are closely connected and also which role technologies have in establishing this connection. Each course day consists of lectures and practical tasks.

By taking the module, the student will gain knowledge about theories on mobility, space and embodiment; what mobility means for work and other practices; humanistic and social scientific approaches to mobile people, ideas and objects; the impact of globalization on mobility; and mobility in everyday life. It is thus possible to choose and use the most relevant theories and analytical methods for empirical studies in which mobility theories are used. It is also possible to compare these theories with other humanistic and social scientific theories of practice, and to evaluate and choose analytical methods that suit best different types of data. This way the student will be competent to evaluate the impact of mobility or flow in various cases and to analyse relevant mobility types in work and other practices. The student will also be able to manage, initiate and accomplish mobility studies in various contexts.

The teachers are Anders Horsbøl, Antonia Krummheuer, Martin Mølholm and Pirkko Raudaskoski.

The course will be offered in English.

Scope: 5 ECTS

EXAM: Active participation in the course, including the various tasks and exercises in the various parts of the course. Otherwise, a 3-day home exam which shows that fulfills the goals described above (max. 10 pages).