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Walking in the City as an Experienced Practice

Authors

Krzysztof T. Konecki University of Lodz, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7370-3490

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/1733-8069.19.4.08

Keywords:

contemplative studies, walking in the city, body, emotions, self-observations, sociology of body, sociology of emotions

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.

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Author Biography

Krzysztof T. Konecki, University of Lodz, Poland

Professor of sociology and works at the Institute of Sociology, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Lodz. He is the editor-in-chief of “Qualitative Sociology Review”, a member of the Board of the Polish Sociological Association, and the Committee of Sociology of the Polish Academy of Science. He recently published The Meaning of Contemplation for Social Qualitative Research. Applications and Examples, London–New York: Routledge, 2022.

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Konecki, K. T. (2023). Walking in the City as an Experienced Practice. Przegląd Socjologii Jakościowej, 19(4), 170–201. https://doi.org/10.18778/1733-8069.19.4.08