Geographies of night work
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چکیده
Night work is an area in which transformational changes are occurring, many identified by geographers, but the role of night itself – ‘nocturnality’ has often been overlooked. This article looks at how geographical research into and interdisciplinary from studies could inform one another, arguing that a focus on nocturnality can generate wider insights existing social economic labour. Importantly, challenges brought make its study valuable for understanding justice under contemporary capitalism.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Progress in Human Geography
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1477-0288', '0309-1325']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/03091325221107638