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Spoiled, bored, irritated and nervous

The transformation of a mobile subject in airport design discourse

This book chapter offers a new perspective into existing research on the governance of mobile subjects and the ambiguity of the figure of the passenger. The investigation of ideas held by architects and designers about passengers reveals that for airport-makers passengers can simultaneously fulfill different roles.

Nikolaeva, A. (2017). ”Spoiled”, “bored”, “irritated” and “nervous”: The transformations of a mobile subject in airport design discourse. In J. Spinney, S. Reimer, & P. Pinch (Eds.), Mobilising Design (pp. 24-34). (Routledge Studies in Human Geography; Vol. 69). London: Routledge.

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