ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the role of space in how we understand and research embodiment. Two factors help non-geographers. The first is that the humanities and wider social sciences have undergone a ‘spatial turn’, acknowledging the idea that ‘space’ plays a critical role in shaping how we understand and interact with the world around us. Secondly, there has been a shift in the technology of geospatial location which means that it is no longer the preserve of those of us with access to specialist mapping software and technology. Mobilities has emerged since the early noughties as an interdisciplinary field of study dedicated to understanding a world which seems to be continuously on the move. Methodologically, work in mobilities leans heavily on different forms of (auto)ethnography and the use of video. The chapter argues that mapping and mapping technologies are a somewhat underappreciated area within mobilities research.
