This book brings together mobilities and possibility studies by
arguing that the possible emerges in our experience in and through
acts of movement : physical, social and symbolic. The basic premise
that mobility begets possibility is supported with evidence covering a
wide range of geographic and temporal scales. First, in relation to
the evolution of our species and the considerable impact of mobility
on the emergence and spread of prehistoric innovations; second,
considering the circulation of people, things and creative ideas
throughout history; third, in view of migrations that define an
individual life course and its numerous (im)possibilities; and fourth,
in the ‘inner’, psychological movements specific for our wandering
– and wondering – minds.This is not, however, a romantic account
of how more mobility is always better or leads to increased creativity
and innovation. After all, movement can fail in opening up new
possibilities, and innovations can cause harm or reduce our agency.
And yet, at an ontological level, the fact remains that it is only by
moving from one position to another that we develop novel perspectives
on the world and find alternative ways of acting and being. At this
foundational level, mobilities engender possibilities and the latter,
in turn, fuel new mobilities. This interplay, examined throughout the
book, should be of interest for researchers and practitioners working
on mobility, migration, creativity, innovation, cultural diffusion,
life course approaches and, more generally, on the possibilities
embedded in mobile lives.
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ISBN
9783030520823
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
Palgrave Macmillan
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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