The 1st International Conference on Night Studies is an international event that aims to echo frontier research, artistic works and professional practices related to the study of the urban night in multiple contexts around the world. This event aims to be a platform for sharing ongoing or recent research, open a critical and interdisciplinary debate, and boost networking, bringing together academia and society. In parallel with the conference sessions, there will be field excursions, and other activities related to the night in the Portuguese capital.

ICNS.LX will be held in Lisbon on July 2nd and 3rd, 2020 at ISCTE-IUL.

Presentation

The 1st International Conference on Night Studies is an international event that aims to echo frontier research, artistic works and professional practices related to the study of the urban night in multiple contexts around the world.

This event aims to be a platform for sharing ongoing or recent research, open a critical and interdisciplinary debate, and boost networking, bringing together academia and society.

In parallel with the conference sessions, there will be field excursions, and other activities related to the night in the Portuguese capital.

ICNS is a collaborative effort of the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology (CIES-IUL), the Interdisciplinar Center of Social Sciences (CICS.NOVA), the Institute of Sociology – University of Porto (ISUP) and the LXNIGHTS Network.

Call for Submissions

The night has been the subject of multiple readings by the social and human sciences, as well as it has inspired multiple narratives throughout history, literature and popular culture. However, the study of nightlife, practices, and actors only gained attention in recent years.

The appearance of “mayors of the night” with the intention of improving urban governance during this period and thus guaranteeing needs, rights and services is the result of a progressive change in the local political paradigm, which begins to face this space-time as a “new” opportunity for its economic, social and cultural development. We could say that the night and the activities that take place in it begin to be projected as forms of tourist attraction, whether for their leisure activities such as discos, parties or other forms of fun; or because of its cultural potential, such as the White Nights.

Contemporary urban night implies having active professionals, capable of reacting to any incident, such as the case of health professionals, but also maintaining those professions – often illegal – that tend to be considered problematic or hidden as could be prostitution. Surveillance and control during this period is also a good example of active professions, such as the case of the police, surveillance companies, video-doorman, or firefighters.

It has never been so easy to commute in the urban space, public transport normally meets the needs of users, and the emergence of new forms of transport resulting from the circular economy, both of people and goods, completes the demand, not without controversy.

There are many different ways to approach the night, many issues that could be addressed and we invite all researchers, professionals, and artists to participate with outstanding works.

The topics include, but are not limited to:

• Myths and prejudices associated with the night
• Experiences in night management
• Public policies and night
• Urban development and the 24h city
• Work and night workers
• Urban regeneration practices associated with night and nightlife
• Night transportation and urban mobility
• Nightlife, tourism, and consumptions
• Nighteconomy
• Culture and arts
• Lighting in urban space: artistic, functional and environmental practices
• Security and vigilance
• Nightlife, culture, and inclusion
• Informality, exclusion and/or marginality in the nocturnal city
• Nocturnal soundscapes, atmospheres, and ambiances

We invite paper and poster submissions, but nontraditional formats will be considered too.

Important Dates

• January 27th, 2020: Deadline for Submitting Proposals

• February 10th, 2020: Latest notification of acceptance
• February 11th, 2020: Early Registration
• March 2nd, 2020: Owl Registration
• March 16th, 2020: End of Registration
• May 15th, 2020: Deadline paper submission
• July 2nd – 3rd, 2020: Conference

Scientific Committee

• Adam Eldridge School of Social Sciences. University of Westminster, UK
• Daniel Malet Calvo Instituto Universitário de Lisboa. CIES-IUL Portugal
• Eleonora Diamanti John Cabot University | University of Antwerp Italy |Belgium
• Iñigo Sánchez Fuarros Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas. Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
• João Carlos Martins Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
• João Teixeira Lopes Instituto Universitário de Lisboa. CIES-IUL FLUP. Instituto de Sociologia Portugal 
• Jordi Nofre Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas. Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
• Lígia Ferro FLUP. Instituto de Sociologia. Instituto Universitário de Lisboa. CIES-IUL Portugal
• Manuel Garcia-Ruiz Instituto Universitário de Lisboa. CIES-IUL, FLUP Instituto de Sociologia, Portugal
• Victor Eduardo Cabrita Ortuño Facultad de Psicologia. Universidad de la República Uruguay
• Will Straw McGill University, Canada

Organizers

• Manuel Garcia-Ruiz, Research in Sociology at CIES-IUL and ISUP
• Jordi Nofre, FCT Associate Research CICS.Nova

Contact

icnslx@gmail.com

Post Contact:

To Attention of Manuel Garcia-Ruiz (CIES-IUL)Edifício ISCTE, Av. das Forças Armadas, 1649-026 LisboaGab. D508

Further information

https://icnslx.wordpress.com/