ZD354 Mobility, transport, technology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/4. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Robert Osman, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Robert Osman, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Robert Osman, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Based on the thematic focus of the students' dissertations, the course will select 1-2 currently used approaches in mobility studies (e.g. Rhythmanalysis, Non-representational theory, Anti-ableist theory, etc.) to present through readings of selected texts.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be familiar with the newly used approaches in mobility studies and will understand 1-2 of them at a level to be able to apply them in the preparation of their articles.
Syllabus
  • Example of one selected approach:

    The use of Rhythmanalysis in mobility studies:
    1) Lefebvre, H. (2004). Rhythmanalysis: Space, Time and Everyday Life. London: Continuum.
    2) Edensor, T. & Holloway, J. (2008). Rhythmanalysing the coach tour: the Ring of Kerry, Ireland. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 33(4): 483–501.
    3) Marcu, S. (2017). Tears of time: a Lefebvrian rhythmanalysis approach to explore the mobility experiences of young Eastern Europeans in Spain. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 42(3): 405–416.
    4) Reid-Musson, E. (2018). Intersectional rhythmanalysis: Power, rhythm, and everyday life. Progress in Human Geography 42(6): 881–897.
    5) Rongna, A., & Sun, J. (2020). Integration and sustainability of tourism and traditional livelihood: A rhythmanalysis. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 28(3), 455-474. 6) Wee, K., Goh, C., & Yeoh, B. S. (2020). Choreographing the rhythms of encounter in Singapore's maid agencies. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 45(1), 109-122.
Literature
    required literature
  • LEFEBVRE, Henri. Rhythmanalysis : space, time and everyday life. Edited by Stuart Elden, Translated by Gerald Moore. 1st pub. London: Bloomsbury, 2013, viii, 118. ISBN 9781472507167. info
    recommended literature
  • Methodologies of mobility : ethnography and experiment. Edited by Alice Elliot - Roger Norum - Noel B. Salazar. New York: Berghahn, 2017, vi, 207. ISBN 9781785334801. info
  • The mobilities paradigm : discourses and ideologies. Edited by Marcel Endres - Katharina Manderscheid - Christophe Mincke. First published. New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016, xi, 235. ISBN 9781472429346. info
Teaching methods
The course is designed as a reading course. After selecting 1-2 approaches, students will be assigned texts for self-study. This will be followed by a group discussion of the readings to discuss the possibilities of using the selected approaches in the students' dissertations.
Assessment methods
Students will be evaluated on the basis of their preparation during self-study and their activity during the subsequent group discussion. They will be assessed primarily on two criteria. The first is the understanding of the selected texts and approaches respectively. The second is the ability to apply these approaches to their own research topic.
Náhradní absolvování
In case of a trip abroad, it is possible to take the course remotely. However, it is necessary to participate in the final group discussion, which can be online or hybrid.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
Information on course enrolment limitations: pro studenty doktorského studijního programu
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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