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Themobilityofpeopleobjectsinformationideasservicesandcapitalhasreachedlevelsunprecedentedinhumanhistory.SuchformsofmobilityaremanifestedincontinuedadvancesincommunicationandtransportationcapacitiesinthegrowinguseofdigitalandbiometrictechnologiesinthemovementsofIndigenousmigrantandwomenx19sgroupsandintheexpansionofglobalcapitalismintoremotepartsoftheworld.MobilitiesKnowledgeandSocialJusticedemonstrateshowknowledgeismobilizedandhowpeopleshapeandareshapedbymattersofmobility.Richlydetailedandilluminatingessaysrevealthewaysinwhichissuesofmobilityareatthecentreofdebatesrangingfrompracticesofbelongingtowarandbordersecuritymeasuresfromgenderraceandclassmatterstogovernanceandinternationaltradeandfromcitizenshipandimmigrationpoliciestohumanrights.Contributorsanalyzehowparticularformsofmobilitygeneratespecix1actypesofknowledgeandgiverisetoclaimsforsocialjustice.Thiscollectionreconsidersmobilityasakeyterminthesocialsciencesandhumanitiesbydelineatingnewwaysofunderstandinghowmobilityinformsandshapeslivesaswellassocialculturalandpoliticalrelationswithinacrossandbeyondstates.Forafulllistofcontributorspleasevisitmqup.caSuzanIlcanisprofessorintheDepartmentofSociologyandLegalStudiesUni-versityofWaterlooandtheBalsillieSchoolofInternationalAffairs.Sheisco-authorofGoverningthePoorExercisesofPovertyReductionPracticesofAid.WhatdoesitmeantobeanindividualandhowcananindividualexistwithinsocietySeriousLeisureandIndividualityexaminesthecircumstancesinthemodernworldthatmakeforindividualdistinctivenessandtheroleoftheseconditionsinpersonalandsociallife.x1cTheindividualx1dsaidFriedrichNietzschex1chasalwayshadtostruggletokeepfrombeingoverwhelmedbythetribe.Ifyoutryityouwillbelonelyoftenandsometimesfrightened.Butnopriceistoohightopayfortheprivilegeofowningyourself.x1dElieCohen-GewercandRobertStebbinsexploretheroadtox1andingthatprivilege.Theyapproachindividualitybyexaminingitsrelationshiptofreedomandbeingfreeandbydex1aningandelaboratingontheconceptofleisurespace.Theyalsolookatindividualityx19splaceincommunitycitizenshipandglobalization.Thecomplexrelationshipbetweenindividualityandalienationisputunderthemicroscopetohighlightthenegativesideofbeingdistinctivewhichhasadverseconsequencesfortheindividualandsociety.Therearemanystudiesonthemodernindividualthatcentrealmostentirelyonthepersonfacinghislocalcommunityandbroadersociety.Whatismissingintheliteraturex13andwhatSeriousLeisureandIndividualityprovidesx13isabroadcomprehensiveexaminationofindividualityparticularlyasitisrootedinleisureandtheleisure-likeareasofwork.ElieCohen-GewercisalectureratBeitBerlCollegex19sSchoolofEducation.RobertA.StebbinsisprofessorintheDepartmentofSociologyattheUniversityofCalgary.37MQUPSPRING2013SOCIOLOGYINTERNATIONALSTUDIESSOCIOLOGYPHILOSOPHYSPECIFICATIONSJuly2013978-0-7735-4175-739.95ACDN39.95AUS26.99paper978-0-7735-4129-0125.00SCDN125.00SUS94.00cloth6x9608ppSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableSPECIFICATIONSJune2013978-0-7735-4128-375.00SCDN75.00SUS56.00cloth5.5x8.5160ppSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableMobilitiesKnowledgeandSocialJusticeeditedbysuzanilcanAnoriginalthought-provokingsynthesisofinterdisciplinaryperspectivesonthemovementofpeopleandideasinthecontemporaryworld.SeriousLeisureandIndividualityeliecohen-gewercandroberta.stebbinsAthoughtfulexaminationofhowwebecomeindividualsandhowwetintopersonalandsociallife.