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This event ‘Lifestyle mobilities and digital nomadism’ is hosted by the Business School at the University of Eastern Finland, and organised by Dr. Olga Hannonen, University of Eastern Finland, and Professor Scott Cohen, University of Surrey.
The event is free and will take place on Zoom. Registration for the event closes on 29 November. The participation link will be sent on 30 November. Welcome!
Programme
10:00-10:15 Introduction by Scott Cohen and Olga Hannonen
10:15-10:30 Tarja Tuulia Salmela, The Arctic University of Norway: Van that escaped the discipline - vanlife and its potential in disrupting dichotomies of tourism mobilities
10:30-10:45 Jose Ignacio Sanchez & Marko Orel, Prague University of Economics and Business: Imagining the nomadic destination through place branding narratives. Communicating identity through destination
10:45-11:00 David Cook, University College London, & Olga Hannonen, University of Eastern Finland: Rethinking the Tourist gaze - the digital nomad gaze
11:00-11:15 Karen Wilkes, University College London: “The Digital Nomad and Domestic Waged Labour: Questions of Value in Tourism Work and Leisure in the Caribbean”
11:15-11:30 Mattia Rainoldi, Bournemouth University, Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, Dimitrios Buhalis & Adele Ladkin, Bournemouth University: Digital work lifestyle: Exploring the reconfiguration of work and leisure borders in a mobile world
11:30-11:45 Shaun Busuttil, University of Melbourne: The Costs of Digital Nomadism: Social Connection, Loneliness & the Commodification of Community
11:45-12:00 Jan Bednorz, University of Tartu: The global competition for nomads: A review of policy responses to digital nomadism
12:00-12:15 Franz Buhr, University of Lisbon, Portugal: Mobile lifestyles and their infrastructures: the case of specialty coffee shops in Lisbon
12:15-12:30 Kimberley Marr, Modul University Vienna: Social Networks of Digital Nomads: Social support here, home and away
12:30-12:45 Ke Wang & Honggang Xu, Sun Yat-sen University: Understanding the agency of digital technology within seasonal retired mobilities in China
12:45-13:00 Closing Discussion
For further information, please contact Olga Hannonen, email olga.hannonen@uef.fi.
