Globalisations utopia?:on airport atmospherics

Urry, John Richard and Elliott, Anthony and Radford, David and Pitt, Nicola (2016) Globalisations utopia?:on airport atmospherics. Emotion, Space and Society, 19. pp. 13-20. ISSN 1755-4586

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Abstract

The article argues that the highly managed atmosphere of airport terminals is particularly characteristic of the ‘global’ era. Acknowledging that the thesis of airports as ‘non-places’ has been a useful provocation, the article contends that airports are in fact distinct spaces with particular kinds of atmosphere (of emotions, affects, passionate intensities). Moreover, these atmospheres are moving out into many other places that appear to be more and more similar to airports. Mapping connections between the transformation of airport terminals and globalization, the paper draws upon research based on ethnographic observation and interviews conducted at European airports to situate airport atmospherics in terms of extensive sequencing, information, consumer culture and ever-increasing technological intervention.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Emotion, Space and Society
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? AIRPORTSATMOSPHEREPLACEEXPERIMENTATIONCONSUMPTIONGLOBALIZATIONSOCIAL PSYCHOLOGYEXPERIMENTAL AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY ??
ID Code:
79128
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Deposited On:
19 Apr 2016 15:46
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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17 Sep 2023 01:49