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Hello AnthroMobbers,

hope you all had a good start of 2022.
I start by sharing a call for papers for a panel I co-organise with Dr. Fla=
via Cangi=E0 at the upcoming IUAES to be held in Saint-Petersburg in May. T=
he deadline for submission of paper abstracts is 31 January. The conference=
(and panel) will be in hybrid format.

Panel Title: Remote work and im/mobilities through the life-course

Short Abstract
The Covid-19 global lockdown has encouraged a rapid shift towards remote wo=
rk, and home-based working has become a sudden necessity for many. The wake=
of the outbreak has seen an increased social acceptance of delocalized wor=
king practices, both for workers and companies, leading to new configuratio=
ns of the interplay between work and mobility. This panel aims to explore t=
he possibilities and challenges emerging at the interplay between remote wo=
rk and mobility, with the purpose to highlight the significance of the life=
-course. The panel asks how the interplay between remote work and mobility =
unfolds at different turning points of life and in the making of trajectori=
es. Remote work is not a new phenomenon, nor its relation to mobility. Some=
groups, like the =91digital nomads=92, were exploiting the benefits of loc=
ation-independent work to lead a mobile life long before the pandemic. The =
implementation of remote work on a global scale, however, has allowed more =
people to experiment location-independence and imagine working from =93anyw=
here=94. It has triggered opportunities to repopulate rural areas, return h=
ome for migrants and rethink life projects and routines, introducing mobili=
ty practices alternative to commuting, such as running or cycling. How do d=
ifferent temporalities and momentous transitions in the life-course affect =
the decision to move or stay put, thanks or despite the possibility to work=
remotely? How do gender, kinship ties and the construction of trajectories=
shape individuals=92 decision of im/mobility in the case of remote work?

Abstract
The Covid-19 global lockdown has encouraged a rapid shift towards remote wo=
rk, and home-based working has become a sudden necessity for many. The wake=
of the outbreak has seen an increased social acceptance of delocalized wor=
king practices, both for workers and companies, leading to new configuratio=
ns of the interplay between work and mobility. Remote work is not a new phe=
nomenon, nor its relation to mobility. Some groups, like the =91digital nom=
ads=92, were already exploiting the benefits of location-independent work t=
o lead a mobile life before the pandemic. The implementation of new remote-=
working policies on a global scale has laid out new scenarios, allowing mor=
e people to experiment location-independence and imagine working from =93an=
ywhere=94. The diffusion of remote work has triggered opportunities to repo=
pulate rural areas, return home for migrants and rethink life projects and =
routines, introducing mobility practices alternative to commuting, such as =
running or cycling. This panel aims to explore the possibilities and challe=
nges emerging at the interplay between remote work and mobility, with the p=
urpose to highlight the significance of the life-course. The panel asks how=
the interplay between remote work and mobility unfolds in the passage thro=
ugh different stages of personal and professional life. The life-course is =
an interesting aspect of anthropological inquiry, especially for research f=
ocusing on specific phases of life (e.g., adulthood, ageing), life transiti=
ons (e.g., migration, marriage, death) and their socio-cultural meanings. W=
e need to analyse, however, how people practice remote work in relation to =
spatial im/mobilities from a life-course perspective. In the face of the ne=
w uncertainties imposed by the pandemic both on work and mobility, we aim t=
o draw attention to the different stages and transitions of life as well as=
people=92s capacity and creativity to act upon time and the future. We inv=
ite presentations that focus on different forms of remote work (e.g. ITC pr=
ofessionals, academics, digital nomads) and mobilities (e.g. migration, tou=
rism, sport mobilities) and explore the different opportunities and challen=
ges emerging at the interplay between remote work and im/mobility in the li=
fe-course. How do different temporalities and momentous transitions affect =
the decision to move or stay put, thanks or despite the possibility to work=
remotely? How do gender, kinship ties and the construction of career and l=
ife trajectories shape individuals=92 decision of im/mobility in the case o=
f remote work?

Convenors: Flavia Cangi=E0 and Fabiola Mancinelli

Submission guidelines are at https://iuaes2022.spb.ru/userfiles/files/docs/=
guides/guide_papers.pdf

To submit, go to: https://iuaes2022.spb.ru/apply/paper/ where you will need=
to complete your details and indicate the name of the panel for which you =
have chosen to submit your paper proposal/abstract. You will also need to =
register, although conference fees are not immediately payable.

Best wishes,
Fabiola


Fabiola Mancinelli

Professora Lectora | Universitat de Barcelona
Departament d'Antropologia Social
C/ Montalegre, 6; 08001 Barcelona | fabiolamancinelli@ub.edu
http://www.ub.edu/antropo/fitxa/fabiola-mancinelli/


Co-convenor
Anthropology and Mobility Network (AnthroMob )

Recent Publications
Mancinelli, Fabiola (2020) UNESCO action plans as dispositifs of canonisati=
on. The woodcrafting knowledge of the Zafimaniry of Madagascar. International Journ=
al of Heritage Studies
Mancinelli, Fabiola (2020) Digital Nomads: freedom, responsibility and the =
neoliberal order. Information Technology & Tourism
Mancinelli, Fabiola and Emma F=E0brega (2020) Moverse para ser. Identidad y=
nuevos imaginarios de valores en la experiencia de n=F3madas digitales y j=
ubilados expatriados. In: Olga Jubany and Oscar Guasch (ed.) Intersecciones=
encarnadas, Madrid, Ed. Bellaterra, pp. 30-54.






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