Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
5-2023
Abstract
This paper advances the epistemological potential that exists at the nexus of queer theory and mobilities research. It aims to queer mobility by rejecting the idea of the destination and embracing the virtuality of movement instead. In doing so, it draws on the queer symbolism of the closet and the cruise to highlight the heteronormative framing that has come to define and constrain the new mobilities paradigm. Arguing that anybody has the capacity to be “queer”, it calls for a redefinition of the subject and an exploration of the world-making possibilities that emerge when the virtuality of movement is foregrounded.
Keywords
Queering mobility, new mobilities paradigm, queer theory, virtuality, movement
Discipline
Gender and Sexuality | Sociology
Research Areas
Sociology
Publication
Mobilities
First Page
1
Last Page
17
ISSN
1745-0101
Identifier
10.1080/17450101.2023.2200147
Publisher
Taylor and Francis Group
Citation
WOODS, Orlando.
No destination: Queering mobility through the virtuality of movement. (2023). Mobilities. 1-17.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cis_research/121
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1080/17450101.2023.2200147
