Public Transport as Public Space in European Cities: Narrating, Experiencing, Contesting
“‘Don’t Look Down’: une série pour explorer les dessous du métro 3” is a series of videos published between 7 March and 5 April which look to popularise and fuel the debates surrounding the new metro line project in Brussels. The videos have been directed by PUTSPACE fellow Gwenaël Breës along with Cédric Castus and …
At the end of 2021, our PI Jason Finch (Åbo Akademi University) was interviewed for the Finnish magazine Inblick. The magazine is published once a year by the Åbo Akademi University Foundation. The interview can be read on Inblick‘s pages on issue.com (in Swedish).
Last week, our PI Tauri Tuvikene was interviewed by the Estonian newspaper Sirp about public transport as public space, surveillance, the pandemic and other matters. The interview can be read on Sirp‘s website (in Estonian).
Since PUTSPACE Fellow Giada Peterle’s comic LINES was published earlier in 2021, it has been covered in various mainstream media, in particular in Turku, Finland. Here’s an overview of the articles and segments in which the comic and also the PUTSPACE is discussed. Newspapers Aamuset, “Sarjakuvakirja kertoo Turun raitiovaunujen tarinaa” (26.4.2021) –> online Turun Sanomat, …
The press release was first distributed on Åbo Akademi’s website and social media channels. A new comic by Giada Peterle combines the history of public transport in Turku, Finland, with citizens’ perspectives from different points in time. The comic book LINES creates a story based on narratives by the city’s inhabitants, and shows how public …
Press Release: Comic Book Investigates the Tramways in Turku Read More »
A few weeks ago, we were happy to tell that PUTSPACE Fellow Elle-Mari Talivee had been nominated for the Estonian Cultural Endowment’s Article Award for her article “Public Transport in Estonian Literature” (2020). We are now even happier to report that Talivee won the award! Her article was published in the Estonian journal Keel ja …
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Elle-Mari Talivee’s essay “Public Transport in Estonian Literature” (2020) has been nominated for the Estonian Cultural Endowment’s Article Award. The essay was published in the Estonian journal Keel ja Kirjandus and written while Talivee was a recipient of a PUTSPACE Fellowship based in English Language and Literature, Åbo Akademi University, Finland. The essay can be …
Award Nomination for Elle-Mari Talivee’s Essay “Public Transport in Estonian Literature” Read More »
Following yesterday’s publication of PUTSPACE’s study on the effects of Covid-19 on the experience of public transport, the results have been reported in a number of European news outlets. Here’s an overview: Estonia Novaator, “Koroonapandeemia paneb proovile ühistranspordi põhialused” (16.12.2020) Pealinn, “Koroonakriisi mõju: igapäevased kasutajad tunnevad end bussis turvalisemalt kui kaupluses” (16.12.2020) Postimees, “Ühistransporti peetakse …
A team of European researchers working on a project about public transport as public space have recently completed a study on the perception and use of public transport during the first wave of COVID-19. The study employed an extensive questionnaire along with 49 interviews conducted in Tallinn, Stockholm, Brussels, Munich, Berlin and Dresden from April …
Back in 2019, PUTSPACE project leader, Tauri Tuvikene, was interviewed by the Estonian media Novaator. The article can be read here where it is also possible to see a video segment with Tuvikene travelling on the tram in Tallinn (in Estonian).
