Why do people attend light festivals? A sociological analysis of night-time experience, emotions, and urban life through the Lumina festival.
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Talking About the Invisible Faces of the Night at the VII Cultural Geography Meeting
On February 14, 2025, I was honoured to speak at the VII Trobada de Geografia Cultural, hosted by the Universitat de les Illes Balears under the vibrant theme “Anem de festa!” (“Let’s party!”). This annual gathering brings together researchers, students, and cultural practitioners to reflect on the spatial, symbolic, and social dimensions of festivity and popular culture. My presentation, delivered duringContinueContinue reading “Talking About the Invisible Faces of the Night at the VII Cultural Geography Meeting”
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”
Manuel Garcia-Ruiz 