Message posted on 10/01/2022

Call for papers for panel at IUAES2022 - Remote work and im/mobilities through the life-course

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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