Not necessarily a place: How mobile transnational online workers (digital nomads) construct and experience ‘home’
de Loryn, Bianca (2022) Not necessarily a place: How mobile transnational online workers (digital nomads) construct and experience ‘home’. Global Networks, 22 (1).
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Abstract
This article adds to current research on mobile transnational online workers (digital nomads) who travel the world in search of a holistic lifestyle that balances work and leisure. Using Kannisto's (2014) and D'Andrea's (2007) work on ‘global nomads’ as a theoretical lens and Nowicka's (2007) research on mobile professionals as a guide, I discuss the multiple meanings of ‘home’ for digital nomads who stayed in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in 2019. I will show that people feel at home when travelling with a loved one or by surrounding themselves with objects of emotional value. Furthermore, digital nomads create a feeling of being at home by connecting with their family via social media and video calling apps, while at the same time keeping them at a comfortable distance. Finally, some digital nomads envision an idealized ‘home base’ that is defined by social relations and not necessarily by the geography or amenities of a place.
Item ID: | 70678 |
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Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
ISSN: | 1471-0374 |
Keywords: | belonging, home, mobility, social networks, south east Asia, transnationalism |
Copyright Information: | © 2021 Global Networks Partnership & John Wiley & Sons Ltd |
Date Deposited: | 05 Oct 2022 01:08 |
FoR Codes: | 35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3508 Tourism > 350899 Tourism not elsewhere classified @ 30% 35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3505 Human resources and industrial relations > 350507 Workplace wellbeing and quality of working life @ 70% |
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