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Walking in the City as an Experienced Practice

Published:2023-11-30 Issue:4 Volume:19 Page:170-201
ISSN:1733-8069
Container-title:Przegląd Socjologii Jakościowej
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Author:

Konecki Krzysztof T.

Abstract

The paper is a contemplative explication of the walking process. What are the essential features of walking, and how do those who stroll around the city experience walking? We used contemplative research methods and explication of the phenomenon of walking. The research is based on self-observation and self-reporting about the thoughts, body feelings, and emotions that emerge during walks. In the paper, we describe the features of the phenomenon of walking. First, we investigate the minding process generated by walking in the city. Then, we elaborate on the pathic dimension of walking (especially the mood), body feelings (lived body), lived relations, and reflections on life and self that are a consequence of walking.

Publisher

Uniwersytet Lodzki (University of Lodz)

Subject

General Social Sciences

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