Chimera Reading Salon．New Urban Perspectives | Cities and Mobility

Introduction

“Chimera Reading Salon．New Urban Perspectives” continues the spirit of The Chimera Group, a transdisciplinary arts society founded in the 1950s by Wang Da-Hong, who often invited artists for cultural gatherings at his home. This event began with “architecture” and gradually expanded to performing arts, art, literature, photography, and review, recreating the free and open transdisciplinary communication at Wang’s home. With “city” at its core, the first series invites Professor Chih-Hung Wang from the Graduate Institute of Building and Planning at National Taiwan University, and a special guest to explore new perspectives on urban space and culture through six of his translated books on the subject. The second lecture, “Cities and Mobility,” will be based on the book Mobility, which will lead participants to an in-depth discussion through an introductory reading by Wang and a sharing by special guest Szu-Chun Lin.

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Mobility

Mobility is a relationship we relate to living and understanding the world.

As a “concept book,” Mobility adopts an interdisciplinary approach to explore the rich theories and research surrounding “mobility,” while also reviewing key authors and thinkers who have contributed to this field. It not only traces how “mobility” evolved into a central concept within geography but also broadly engages with related discussions across anthropology, sociology, political science, urban planning, and cultural studies. The book, structured around four thematic chapters, explores meaning, politics, practice, and mediation respectively.