Homely comforts abroad

Prazeres, Laura

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“…We suggest An's email teases apart how urban trees can become 'comfort zones' for some Melbournians, a point that resonates across the emails discussed in this section. Prazeres explains that through their 'physical, embodied and affective space[s] of familiarity and comfort', such comfort zones 'provide a temporary respite from the stresses and uncertainties of living, working and/or studying in a foreign country' 56 Importantly for Prazeres, comfort zones require reproduction by spending time 'and (re)creating everyday routines in these places'. 57 An's practice of reading and responding to SG's 'moods' suggests a flexible routine that changes in accordance with atmospheric and sensory experiences of this tree place.…”

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“…Prazeres explains that through their 'physical, embodied and affective space[s] of familiarity and comfort', such comfort zones 'provide a temporary respite from the stresses and uncertainties of living, working and/or studying in a foreign country' 56 Importantly for Prazeres, comfort zones require reproduction by spending time 'and (re)creating everyday routines in these places'. 57 An's practice of reading and responding to SG's 'moods' suggests a flexible routine that changes in accordance with atmospheric and sensory experiences of this tree place. This co-produced familiarity is suggestive of a process of becoming comfortable that aligns with Ahmed's conceptualisation of comfort as 'an encounter between more than one body, which is the promise of a "sinking" feeling.…”

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Finding comfort and conviviality with urban trees

Straughan¹,

Phillips

Atchison

2022

cultural geographies

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This paper develops cultural geographic understandings of more-than-human comfort and conviviality by analysing emails sent to trees living in the City of Melbourne, Australia. The emails arrive from near and far, sharing personal dilemmas, jokes, poetry, confessions, political concerns, and more. These messages provide a unique opportunity to consider how trees become foregrounded in people’s everyday lives. Working through the geographies of comfort expressed in these emails, the paper develops understanding about the politics of dis/comfort by examining how it is generative of conviviality. In doing so, the paper builds on a small body of work exploring more-than-human conviviality by bringing comfort into these discussions. The paper argues this sensibility provides insights into: how and why attachments between humans and other-than-humans are fostered and maintained; how trees shape and are shaped by urban places; and, how comfort, as an overlooked element of more-than-human conviviality, can be politically generative, assisting in the re-imagining of human and tree togetherness.

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Finding comfort and conviviality with urban trees

Straughan¹,

Phillips

Atchison

2022

cultural geographies

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“…Originally, the discussion of the agreement emphasised that "every country must be the judge in the last resort on questions relating to its own security" [19]. As the exception allows countries to maintain a degree of autonomy and power to decide the extent of their compliance, the provision has proven to be controversial [20] and has led to questions such as whether it encompasses new threats in contemporary tradesuch as climate change, data privacy and cybersecurity (Heath, 2019a). Indeed, the Article reflects the time in which national security was originally negotiated.…”

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Cyberspace as a fifth dimension of national security: trade measure exceptions

Garibaldi,

Deane

2023

JITLP

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that the national security exception will not allow governments to respond to cyberspace threats within the confines of the world trade organization (WTO) rules. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a desktop study of international trade laws with a specific focus on the convergence of cybersecurity measures and the national security exception provisions of the WTO. Findings The trends towards cybersecurity measures may mean there will inevitably be an evolution of trade norms. The question is, will the collective of the WTO be a part of the evolution, or merely an observer? In the authors’ view, it is crucial that it is the former. Originality/value This study makes three contributions. It provides a literature review and discussion on cybersecurity and the impact on trade. It demonstrates that the national security exception provision will not excuse these measures, and it aims to underscore the importance of the WTO as a community of nations where negotiation on important global issues is possible.

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Post-return emotions: everyday food practices of overseas returned students in Shanghai

2024

Social & Cultural Geography

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Homely comforts abroad

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Finding comfort and conviviality with urban trees

Finding comfort and conviviality with urban trees

Cyberspace as a fifth dimension of national security: trade measure exceptions

Post-return emotions: everyday food practices of overseas returned students in Shanghai

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