Tuesday, August 21, 2007

CARS, COMFORTS AND CONTESTED FUTURES

CEMORE SEMINAR ON 'CARS, COMFORTS AND CONTESTED FUTURES' - September 21st 2007

Welcome and Buffet lunch at 1PM in The Institute for Advanced Studies, Lancaster University. SEMINAR to be held in A40 County South - cost £15.00
(online registration here)

1.30 welcome/introduction to the main issues from John Urry, Director of CEMORE, Lancaster University

1.45 Greg Noble, Centre for Cultural Research, University of Western Sydney: 'Moored in Mobility: The ontology of automotive comfort'
3.00 tea coffee

3.15 Kingsley Dennis, CeMoRe Lancaster: 'Cities, Cars, Futures'

4.30 Tim Dant, Sociology Dept, Lancaster University to lead discussion on the 2 papers

Chaired by Monika Buscher, CEMORE/Imagination at Lancaster/Sociology, Lancaster University

5.30 drink in bar

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