Lifestyle mobilities and digital nomadism

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.