Stillness in a Mobile World [Hardcover]

This edited collection of essays on the conceptual, political and philosophical importance of stillness is positioned within a world that has increasingly come to be understood through the theoretical and conceptual lens of movement.

With contributions from leading scholars in the field, the diversity of this collection illuminates the multiplicity of ontological and epistemological registers through which stillness moves: from human geography to media studies, cultural theory to fine arts. With the help of luminaries such as Deleuze, Bergson, Barthes and Beckett, this book interweaves cutting-edge theoretical insight with empirical illustrations which examine and traverse a multitude of practices, spaces and events. In an era where stasis, slowness and passivity are often held to be detrimental, this collection puts forward a new set of political and ethical concerns which help us to come to terms with, understand, and account for (im)mobile life.

Stillness in a Mobile Worldin an essential source of reference for both undergraduate and post-graduate students working within disciplines such as cultural studies, sociology, mobility studies, and human geography.

1. Stillness Unbound by David Bissell and Gillian Fuller  Part I: Technics  2. Shadow's Forces/Forces' Shadows by Andrew Murphie  3. Airportals: The Functional Significance of Stillness in the Junkspace of Airports by Ross Harley  4. Still Waiting, Still Moving: On Labour, Logistics and Maritime Industries by Brett Nielson and Ned Rossiter  Part II: Communities  5. The Orchestration of Feeling: Stillness, Spirituality and Places of Retreat by David Conradson  6. Performing Stillness: Community in Waiting by Emma Cocker  7. lcÏ