12th INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOTORCYCLE STUDIES CONFERENCE
Motorhjolasafn (Motorcycle Museum) in Akureyri, Iceland
24–27 July, 2024
Details | Welcome | Programme | Keynotes | Schedule |
Conference Schedule (subject to change)
THURSDAY, July 24
| Registration Motorhjolasafn (Motorcycle Museum) |
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| Drinks/Reception IJMS sponsored
Ásvegur 29 600 Akureyri Dinner – on your own |
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. |
FRIDAY, July 25
| Registration Motorhjolasafn (Motorcycle Museum) |
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. |
| SESSION #1 | 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
Welcome Address: Sheila Malone & Mathew Humphrey
IJMS Managing Editors
Keynote #1: Tómas Ingl Jónsson: Mótorhjólasafn Íslands: The Motorcycle Museum of Iceland
| Break [15 mins] | 11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. |
| SESSION #2 | 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Systems, Language, and the Poetry of Riding: Mathew Humphrey, Steve Del Vecchio
| Lunch (TBA) | 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
| SESSION #3 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Apocalypses, Rescues, and Redemption: Motorcycles in Black & White andCMYK: Jason Wragg, Sheila Malone
| Break [15 mins] | 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. |
| SESSION #4 | 3:15 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. |
Harleys, Hogs, and Clubs: Elizabeth Howie, Barbora Hamoudová, Jennifer Volkmer
| Break [15 mins] | 4:20 p.m. – 4:35 p.m. |
| SESSION #5
FILM SCREENINGS |
4:35 p.m. – 5:50 p.m. |
Film Screening + Discussion:
| Break [1 hour 10 min] | 5:50 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. |
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The forest lagoon for a swim in geothermal waters and a few drinks. Book online https://www.forestlagoon.is/ Use the code for IJMS25 for 10% off |
7:00 p.m. – ? |
SATURDAY, July 26
| Registration Motorhjolasafn (Motorcycle Museum) |
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. |
| SESSION #6 | 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
Keynote #2: Njáll Gunnlaugsson: The Motorcycle and Iceland: A History of Motorcycling in Iceland
| Break [15 mins] | 11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. |
| SESSION #7 | 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Ethnographic Portraits: Righteous Women, The MotoGP Circus: Sarah Hoiland, Barbie Stanford
| Lunch (TBA) | 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
| SESSION #8 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. |
Disembodied Consciousness & Embodied Engagements: Simon Pruciak, Steven Burr
| Break [15 mins] | 3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
| SESSION #9
FILM SCREENINGS |
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. |
Film Screening + Discussion:
| Break [60 mins] | 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. |
| Dinner :
Akureyri Backpackers (on your own/meet up) |
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. |
SUNDAY, July 27
| Options: Follow the leader (via 4wd roads) to
Godafoss, Myvatn and Husavik |
Time & Meet up to be announced |