COVID-19 subjected people to unprecedented limitations on their personal mobility that have had severe repercussions in many economic and social environments. Tourism and nightlife were among the most affected spheres of public life, and their sudden suspension catalysed recurring phases of immobility. In addition, the implementation of social distancing and curfew policies turned a large part of the world’s population into immobile night-time subjects. Drawing on the legacy of these pandemic experiences, this analysis combines mobility with night studies to provide a nuanced understanding of the continuing process of the co-production of local urban nights and their atmospheres via the new interpretive lens of night im/mobility. To engage in a practical application of this lens, this analysis focuses on the evening and night-time economy of Venice’s historic city centre during the pandemic.
What of tomorrow night? Urban night im/mobilities in Venice
Giuseppe Tomasella
2023
Abstract
COVID-19 subjected people to unprecedented limitations on their personal mobility that have had severe repercussions in many economic and social environments. Tourism and nightlife were among the most affected spheres of public life, and their sudden suspension catalysed recurring phases of immobility. In addition, the implementation of social distancing and curfew policies turned a large part of the world’s population into immobile night-time subjects. Drawing on the legacy of these pandemic experiences, this analysis combines mobility with night studies to provide a nuanced understanding of the continuing process of the co-production of local urban nights and their atmospheres via the new interpretive lens of night im/mobility. To engage in a practical application of this lens, this analysis focuses on the evening and night-time economy of Venice’s historic city centre during the pandemic.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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