ISSN:
1745-0101
Language:
English
Titel der Quelle:
Mobilities
Publ. der Quelle:
Abingdon : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Angaben zur Quelle:
Vol. 12, No. 1 (2017), p. 1-19
DDC:
300
Abstract:
By investigating the experience of night-cycling, this paper redresses the overwhelming focus in mobility studies on the apprehension of landscape by daylight. Drawing on Matt's cycling diary of his regular night rides through rural Bedfordshire, we explore the distinctive ways in which dark landscape is experienced. We discuss various effects: the shaping of perception by the beam of the head torch; an ongoing attunement to differing levels of light and dark; the affordances of the cycle and other equipment; enhanced awareness of the vital rhythms of landscape; and imaginaries stimulated by passage through darkness. We, thereby, aim to contribute to revaluing darkness.
Note:
Copyright: © 2014 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group 2014
DOI:
10.1080/17450101.2014.956417
URL:
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17450101.2014.956417
URL:
https://search.proquest.com/docview/1872819861
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