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O que nos dizem as manifestações dos táxis? Reflexões em torno de um objeto soc...
Garcia-Ruiz, M.A rivalidade entre as cooperativas de táxis e as empresas do capitalismo de plataforma, em particular com a Uber, tem sido objeto de vários debates e discussões em diversas cidades em todo o mundo. Desde a chegada da Uber a Portugal, no ano de 2014, os motoristas, associações e cooperativas de táxis têm vindo a argumentar que a plataforma representa uma competição desonesta. A competição pelo mercado de transpo...
Light festivals, between culture and tourism: An ethnography in two Portuguese ...
Garcia-Ruiz, M.Light festivals have become prominent cultural and touristic phenomena globally, blending artistic innovation with urban revitalization. This thesis explores two major Portuguese light festivals: Lumina in Cascais and Luza in Loulé. Through a multi-sited critical ethnographic approach, the study investigates these festivals' roles in cultural democratization and municipal economic development, exploring process...
A century of queerness after dark: A socio-historical review of lesbian, gay, b...
Pires, C.; Garcia-Ruiz, M.; Gomes, F. C.; Nofre, J.This article intends to explore the dynamic interplay between queer nightlife, societal changes, and drug use over the last century in Portugal by taking Lisbon as a case study as well as selecting critical historical periods, namely the Ann´ees Folles of the 1920s; the authoritarian Estado Novo (1926-75); the post-revolution phase (1975-2000), and the first two decades of the new millennium (2000-2020). The art...
Mi-e Dor De Tine: Light festivals, emotional narratives and Romanian diaspora
Garcia-Ruiz, M.This paper explores the significance of urban light festivals and their role in contributing to transnational identities and narratives through a detailed study of the Mi-e Dor De Tine project. This public art project serves as an example of how light-based installations shape transnational affective experiences, particularly within the Romanian diaspora across various locations around the world. Through an eth...
The urban ecological transition and the future of Europe’s nightlife industry
Nofre, J.; Garcia-Ruiz, M.The current climate emergency and the emergence of a stagflation scenario in Europe have revealed the scarce presence of environmental and resilience-related goals not only in the economic and financial viability plans of the nightlife industry but also in the different tools of nightlife governance already introduced in some European cities. In fact, the recovery and resilience plans of more than a third of th...
Nocturnal futures: A necessary reflection in times of uncertainty
Nofre, J.; Garcia-Ruiz, M.; Mercado, A.This text serves as an epilogue of the special issue entitled Nocturnal Cities : Past, Present, and Future. The first part of the text below presents a series of research topics that are central to the interdisciplinary area of Night Studies, and whose objects of research and reflection can be referred to as ‘nocturnal urban futures’. The second half denounces the absence of ‘the night’ in the design of the so-...
Leve-me a casa, se faz favor. An ethnography of (post)pandemic taxi drivers exp...
Costa, G.; Garcia-Ruiz, M.The development of the nighttime economy is strictly related to the support structures that help maintain that economy. Taxi drivers and private drivers working on platform transport economies are crucial for the nighttime economy as they provide a safe, secure and reliable commuting service for late workers and party goers, especially when these are not in measure to drive by themselves or there is no public t...
Cuando la turistificación mató la noche en Cais do Sodré (Lisboa)
Nofre Mateo, J.; Martins, J. C.; Garcia-Ruiz, M.; Costa, G. T.Este artículo presenta, de forma breve y sintética, una aproximación geográfica a las transformaciones espaciales producidas por la turistificación del ocio nocturno del antiguo barrio portuario de Cais do Sodré, en Lisboa (Portugal). El artículo demuestra cómo la llegada masiva de turistas en «la noche» de Cais do Sodré y la proliferación de nuevos proyectos hoteleros y / o de apartamentos turísticos en la zon...
Queer nights at Lisbon. A socio-historical perspective of night as a space-time...
Pires, C. V.; Garcia-Ruiz, M.; Nofre, J.In this presentation, we intend to present the queer nightlife in Lisbon (Portugal) by considering three specific moments in history: the 20s of the twentieth century, the 80s and contemporaneity. The data used for this analysis are: historical sources (scientific, media, literature and illustration) to analyse the 1st and 2nd periods under analysis, and literature review and data from a websurvey implemented i...
The public space artists' paradox: Commodification of art in light festivals
Garcia-Ruiz, M.Light festivals are present today in practically all large cities on a global scale. Its intended benefits include attracting unintentional tourists (displacement effect), stimulate visitation on residents of neighbouring cities, and fomenting in-home ongoers: promoting the nowadays desired "cultural tourism" (Richards, 2017). They are also used to produce favourable narratives that contribute to city branding ...