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Keynote Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Anthony Elliott

Anthony Elliott has contributed a significant number of influential books, including 'The Culture of AI: Everyday Life and the Digital Revolution' (2019) and 'Mobile Lives' (2010), co-authored with John Urry. Particularly relevant to the conference theme, he is set to release 'Algorithms of Anxiety: Fear in the Digital Age' through Polity in July 2024.

Anthony Elliott

Anthony Elliott has contributed a significant number of influential books, including 'The Culture of AI: Everyday Life and the Digital Revolution' (2019) and 'Mobile Lives' (2010), co-authored with John Urry. Particularly relevant to the conference theme, he is set to release 'Algorithms of Anxiety: Fear in the Digital Age' through Polity in July 2024.

Keynote speaker Professor Anthony Elliott is a renowned writer on topics such as identity, society, globalization, and the digital revolution. His research has made a profound impact on social theory and sociology worldwide. He currently holds the positions of Dean of External Engagement, Professor of Sociology, and Executive Director of the Hawke EU Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and Network at the University of South Australia. Additionally, Anthony Elliott serves as a Global Professor of Sociology (Visiting) at Keio University, Japan's Graduate School of Human Relations, and as a Visiting Professor of Sociology at University College Dublin, Ireland.

 

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Mimi Sheller

Mimi Sheller has authored a number of internationally recognized books and articles. Notably, her 2003 book 'Consuming the Caribbean: From Arawaks to Zombies' stands out. In 2004, she, along with John Urry, published a significant book chapter titled 'The New Mobilities Paradigm,' which marked a notable advancement in mobility theory. Particularly relevant to the conference's theme, Professor Mimi Sheller made a highly significant contribution in 2018 with the book ”Mobility Justice. The Politics of Movement in an Age of Extremes".

Mimi Sheller

Mimi Sheller has authored a number of internationally recognized books and articles. Notably, her 2003 book 'Consuming the Caribbean: From Arawaks to Zombies' stands out. In 2004, she, along with John Urry, published a significant book chapter titled 'The New Mobilities Paradigm,' which marked a notable advancement in mobility theory. Particularly relevant to the conference's theme, Professor Mimi Sheller made a highly significant contribution in 2018 with the book ”Mobility Justice. The Politics of Movement in an Age of Extremes".

Keynote speaker Professor Mimi Sheller is a prominent theorist in mobilities studies, specializing in the post-colonial context of the Caribbean. She currently serves as the Dean of The Global School at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, USA. From 2009 to 2021, she was a sociology professor in the Department of Culture and Communication and also founded the New Mobilities Research and Policy Center at Drexel University in Philadelphia. She is a founding director and visiting senior research fellow at the Center for Mobilities Research and Policy (CeMoRe) at Lancaster University in England. Alongside British sociologist John Urry, she co-founded the academic journal 'Mobilities' and served as a co-editor until 2021. Mimi Sheller is also the Associate Editor of 'Transfers: Interdisciplinary Journal of Mobility Studies.

 

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Nikolaj Schultz

Nikolaj Schultz is a Danish sociologist that has established himself as one of the most innovative contemporary thinkers when it comes to understanding the global challenges related to climate change and the ‘Anthropocene’. He co-authored the book ‘On the Emergence of an Ecological Class: A Memo’ with the late Bruno Latour in 2022 (translated into ten languages) and published the critic-acclaimed ‘Land Sickness’ on Polity in 2023.

Nikolaj Schultz

Nikolaj Schultz is a Danish sociologist that has established himself as one of the most innovative contemporary thinkers when it comes to understanding the global challenges related to climate change and the ‘Anthropocene’. He co-authored the book ‘On the Emergence of an Ecological Class: A Memo’ with the late Bruno Latour in 2022 (translated into ten languages) and published the critic-acclaimed ‘Land Sickness’ on Polity in 2023.

Nikolaj Schultz is a sociologist and a Ph.D. fellow at the University of Copenhagen, where he researches the societal consequences of climate change for social theory. In his Ph.D. project, Nikolaj Schultz empirically investigates how socio-economic inequalities are being transformed into socio-ecological inequalities. Theoretically, he contributes to the development of the concept of 'Geo-Social Classes.

 

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