Walking for academics

In this chapter, I shortly explore various kinds of walks that as an academic one may want to engage in. Such as there are. The holiday walk, which disentangles you from your ordinary life. The challenging walk, which has you breathing, minding your steps and shifting your attention to your body. The wayfinding walk, new to you and therefore begging for attention. The meditative walk, which, even if just for a bit, gets you away from your desk. The talk-walk, where you talk over your current intellectual project with a colleague. The supervision walk, to take with a student or a supervisor. The walking seminar, where you talk work with a range of scholars, one after the other. The catch-up walk, which deepens a friendship and helps with getting a grasp on life. The fieldwork walk, where you observe intriguing traits of your surroundings. The ethnographic walk, where you have an informant guide you. The gleaning walk, in which you pick up materials or make photos.