Harriet Shortt Harriet.Shortt@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Organisation Studies
As Work Wise Commute Smart Week comes to a close, I thought I might write a piece that, I hope, will raise some thoughts and reflections about how and why our commutes might offer a space for escape and freedom. Taking a critical, analytical view here, I offer some thoughts on the commute as a space ‘in-between’ in which we can momentarily break away from the multitude of identities we seek to maintain in contemporary society, and temporarily find a sense of sanctuary in a working world characterized by change and fluidity.
The commute. On a train, on a bus, or in a car. It is a space in-between the dominant spaces of work and home. It is a liminal space. Or is it?
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 18, 2017 |
Publication Date | Nov 18, 2017 |
Journal | Work Wise UK: Guest Blog |
Peer Reviewed | Not Peer Reviewed |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/878347 |
Publisher URL | https://www.workwiseuk.org/blog/2017/11/18/guest-blog-in-the-car-on-the-m4-my-transitory-dwelling-place-my-space-in-between-by-dr-harriet-shortt-associate-professor-in-organisational-studies-university-of-the-west-of-england-bristol |
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