Abstract
As we move to accept new vertical forms and social practices – living in high rises, the sound and sight of drones above our heads, accessing aerial cableways above the city and contemplating the wind farm on the hilltop horizon with its ‘functional beauty’ and thin, sensuous qualities (Saito 2017), we must also remember that these practices are relatively new and disruptive. We must continue to work to understand how these vertical forms and social practices change the dynamics of the gaze, and as Hagit Keysar notes (Chapter 6), ‘what new hierarchies of race, social belonging and gender
emerge as a result’ (also see Parks 2015). By looking back in order to plot a course forward, we
suggest we are now discussing the vertical turn within sociology.
emerge as a result’ (also see Parks 2015). By looking back in order to plot a course forward, we
suggest we are now discussing the vertical turn within sociology.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Aerial Visibilities |
| Subtitle of host publication | New Thoughts and Further Possibilities |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Routledge Taylor & Francis Group |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781003516897 |
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| Publication status | Published (VoR) - 1 Apr 2025 |