Consuming Atmospheres book launch event
The Consuming Atmospheres book - edited by Dr Chloe Steadman and Dr Jack Coffin - brings together an interdisciplinary collection of chapters all about atmosphere and consumption. The 12 chapters in the collection explore the atmospheres of a range of consumption contexts, including pop-up retailing, music festivals, tourist sites, towns, sports stadia, amusement arcades, urban squats, food and drink.
This event launches the Consuming Atmospheres book and the audience will hear from the book editors and some of the chapter authors about their research in this area. It will be especially useful for academics and practitioners interested in atmosphere, sensory marketing, consumer experience, place experience, place design, and qualitative methods.
You can find out more information about the book.
It is running hybrid on Wednesday 13th December 15.00-17.00 at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School (room 4.03, 4th floor South Atrium) and also streaming online.
The event schedule:
15.00 - 15.10: Introduction to Consuming Atmospheres - Dr Chloe Steadman (Manchester Metropolitan University and Institute of Place Management)
15.10 - 15.20: Researching atmos-spheres of alcohol consumption - Dr Samantha Wilkinson (Manchester Metropolitan University) and Dr Catherine Wilkinson (Liverpool John Moores University)
15.20 - 15.30: Tourist atmospheres - Prof Tim Edensor (Manchester Metropolitan University)
15.30 - 15.40: Creating temporary atmospheres: Theorising pop-up retailing - Prof Gary Warnaby (Manchester Metropolitan University) and Dr Charlotte Shi (University of Manchester)
15.40 - 15.50: Making music festival atmospheres: Nature, materials, and the play of atmospheric properties - Prof Ian Woodward (University of Southern Denmark) and Britt Swartjes (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
15.50 - 16.00: Tasting Tunnock’s teacakes: Accidental atmospheres in Scottish food tourism - Dr Emily Falconer (University of Westminster)
16.00 - 16.10: The atmospheric tensions of Ljubljana’s urban squats: Consumption in the lawscape – Dr Jenny Kanellopoulou (Manchester Law School) and Dr Nikos Ntounis (Manchester Metropolitan University)
16.10 - 16.35: The future of Consuming Atmospheres and panel discussion - Dr Jack Coffin (University of Manchester)
16.35 - 16.40: Book launch close – Dr Chloe Steadman and Dr Jack Coffin
16.40 - 17.00 onwards: Food and drinks reception
Wednesday 13th December 15.00-17.00 at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School (room 4.03, 4th floor South Atrium)