Focused on skateboarding as a unique form of transportation, this thesis explores how skateboarders in Bucharest experience and interact with the city from an embodied, sensory perspective. Utilizing Lefebvre's theories on spatial production and rhythmanalysis along with Thrift’s Non-Representational Theory, the research investigates how skateboarding challenges normative uses of public space. Through mobile video ethnography and participant interviews, the study reveals that skateboarders create alternative rhythms and kinaesthetic interactions with urban surfaces, offering insights into their distinct engagement with Bucharest’s post-socialist urban environment. The findings indicate that skateboarding not only offers an adaptable mode of transport but also generates a reimagining of the city that resists capitalist models of space, emphasizing the value of embodied, sensory practices in contemporary urban mobility research.
Concentrata sullo skateboarding come forma unica di trasporto, questa tesi esplora come gli skater a Bucarest vivano e interagiscano con la città da una prospettiva corporea e sensoriale. Utilizzando le teorie di Lefebvre sulla produzione dello spazio e l'analisi del ritmo insieme alla Teoria Non-Rappresentazionale di Thrift, la ricerca indaga come lo skateboarding sfidi gli usi normativi dello spazio pubblico. Attraverso un’etnografia video mobile e interviste ai partecipanti, lo studio rivela che gli skater creano ritmi alternativi e interazioni kinestetiche con le superfici urbane, offrendo spunti sulla loro particolare relazione con l'ambiente urbano postsocialista di Bucarest. I risultati indicano che lo skateboarding non solo offre un mezzo di trasporto adattabile, ma genera anche una reinterpretazione della città che resiste ai modelli capitalisti dello spazio, enfatizzando l'importanza delle pratiche corporee e sensoriali nella ricerca contemporanea sulla mobilità urbana.
Using Skateboards to Navigate Bucharest: Exploring the Alternative Transport Aspect of an Embodied Mobile Practice
EFTODE, ADRIAN MARIUS
2023/2024
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Focused on skateboarding as a unique form of transportation, this thesis explores how skateboarders in Bucharest experience and interact with the city from an embodied, sensory perspective. Utilizing Lefebvre's theories on spatial production and rhythmanalysis along with Thrift’s Non-Representational Theory, the research investigates how skateboarding challenges normative uses of public space. Through mobile video ethnography and participant interviews, the study reveals that skateboarders create alternative rhythms and kinaesthetic interactions with urban surfaces, offering insights into their distinct engagement with Bucharest’s post-socialist urban environment. The findings indicate that skateboarding not only offers an adaptable mode of transport but also generates a reimagining of the city that resists capitalist models of space, emphasizing the value of embodied, sensory practices in contemporary urban mobility research.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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