Editors: Dr Jordi Nofre (NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal) and Dr Manuel García‑Ruiz (ISCTE/Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal) 1. Introduction & Theoretical Framing The city at night has long evaded the analytical centrality granted to its daytime counterpart. Despite the profound transformations that unfold after dark— e.g., social, spatial, economic, cultural, environmental and affective, among others—the nocturnal dimension of urban life remains curiouslyContinueContinue reading “The Palgrave Handbook on Nocturnal Cities (to be published in mid-2027).”
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New Special Issue – After Dark: Atmospheres, Temporalities, and Embodied Practices of Nighttime Tourism
“After Dark: Atmospheres, Temporalities, and Embodied Practices of Nighttime Tourism” in Tourism Geographies. Explore light festivals, queer nightlife, stargazing, affective atmospheres, and nighttime urbanism. Abstracts due November 15, 2025.
ICNS.LX 2025
Global Night: Past, Present, and Future The 6th International Conference on Night Studies (ICNSLX) invites scholars, practitioners, and enthusiasts to explore the multifaceted dynamics of the global night. This year’s theme, Global Night: Past, Present, and Future, seeks to foster interdisciplinary dialogues on nighttime as a social, cultural, and economic phenomenon that shapes our world acrossContinueContinue reading “ICNS.LX 2025”
NIGHT(S)-Science
About NIGHTS @Vienna After Dark Conference For the first time, the European NIGHTS conference for urban leisure activities, particularly those at night, is joining the conference Vienna After Dark. Following events in Padua, Brussels, Berlin, and Zurich, the story will continue from the 14th to the 16th of November 2024 in Vienna, Austria. All thoseContinueContinue reading “NIGHT(S)-Science”
ICNS.LX 2024
Nighttime spaces have played a crucial role as safe havens for the LGBTQI+ community. These places offer a sanctuary where individuals can express their identity and sexual orientation with greater freedom than in other contexts. From the earliest bars and clubs to modern nightlife centers, these spaces have provided a path for meeting and solidarity.ContinueContinue reading “ICNS.LX 2024”
ICNS.LX 2023
We invite scholars, researchers, and practitioners from around the world to join us for the 4th International Conference on Night Studies, which will take place in Lisbon, from 11–13 October 2023. The night offers unique opportunities and challenges for the use of private and public spaces. At night, the boundaries between these spaces can becomeContinueContinue reading “ICNS.LX 2023”
NIGHTTIME TOURISM IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD
Call for Chapters Edited by Jordi Nofre & Manuel Garcia-Ruiz PRESENTATION Since the 1990s, the growing interaction between tourism and nightlife has characterized the urban transformation of cities in the Global North, South and East. Different tourism strategies have been implemented depending on the urban context, turning cultural or physical heritage as an attraction toContinueContinue reading “NIGHTTIME TOURISM IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD”
Special Issue : NOCTURNAL CITIES : PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
GUEST EDITORS Jordi NofreFCT Associate Research Professor in Urban GeographyLXNIGHTS Research Group | CoordinatorCentro Interdisciplinar de Ciências SociasFaculdade de Ciências Sociais e HumanasUniversidade Nova de LisboaORCID : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7367-1337 Manuel Garcia-RuizResearcher in SociologyInternational Night Studies Network | CoordinatorCentro de Investigação e Estudos de SociologiaInstituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL)ORCID : https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2141-2525 Alejandro Mercado-CelisInvestigador Centro de Investigaciones sobre América delContinueContinue reading “Special Issue : NOCTURNAL CITIES : PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE”
ICNS.LX 2022
Night Studies is a transdisciplinary field with works from different social and human sciences. The research covers a wide range of topics related to the so-called ‘Nocturnal World(s)’, including a good number of geographical, cultural, and social contexts; formal and informal practices; and normative and non-normative behaviours. In recent years the study of the night,ContinueContinue reading “ICNS.LX 2022”
ICNS.Lx 2021
2nd International Conference on Night Studies Night Studies is a transdisciplinary field with works from different social and human sciences. Topics are very wide, and they cover a good number of geographical and social contexts, formal and informal practices, and behaviours. In this second edition, we pay attention to the current pandemic, but we encourageContinueContinue reading “ICNS.Lx 2021”
Manuel Garcia-Ruiz 