“I Have Been Born, Raised and Lived My Whole Life Here” – Perpetually on the Move While Remaining Still

• Published in: Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science
• Main Authors: Pedersen, Oliver Clifford, Zittoun, Tania
• Other Authors: nccr – on the move, Université de Neuchâtel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
• Subjects: Philosophy; Applied Psychology; Anthropology; Communication; Cultural Studies; Social Psychology; Suðuroy
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12124-021-09660-6; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12124-021-09660-6.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12124-021-09660-6/fulltext.html

Abstract This article explores the story of Einar, a Faroese man who always lived within a 500-meters radius on the island of Suðuroy, who never felt “stuck” or “immobile” in the literal sense of the word. Studies have shown that staying is a process, as much as mobility; yet while mobility studies...