Prof. Dr. Lizzie Richardson

Digital Geographies

Institut für Humangeographie
Fachbereich Geowissenschaften/Geographie
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt a. M.
Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 6, PEG-Gebäude, Raum 2.G025
60623 Frankfurt am Main

Fon: +49 (0)69 798 35166

E-Mail: richardson@geo.uni-frankfurt.de

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Lizzie is a Junior Professor of Digital Geography. Empirically much of her research examines how work in the digital era creates distinctive geographies and how geographies make a difference to definitions and practices of work. The focus lies on the contingent production of space in working activity, which enables forms of work definition and differentiation that involve diverse politics and agencies. Conceptually, Lizzie's research is interested in the intersections between economy and culture, drawing on approaches to performance and performativity, together with feminist and queer theories for making sense of and constructing the economic. She has held research and teaching positions at the University of Sheffield, Durham University and the University of Cambridge. She holds a BA in Geography from the University of Cambridge and an MA and PhD in Human Geography from Durham University.

Geographies of work

Lizzie's research has primarily examined how work constitutes different geographies and how geography makes a difference to definitions and practices of work. The research focuses on the contingent production of space in working activity, which enables forms of work definition and differentiation that involve diverse politics and agencies.

  • Richardson, L. (2023) 'How is the platform a workplace? Moving from sites to infrastructure.' Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. [online first]
  • Richardson, L. (2021) 'Coordinating office space: digital technologies and the platformization of work.' Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 39 (2): 347-365.
  • Richardson, L. & Thieme, T. (2020) 'Planning working futures: precarious work through carceral space.' Social and Cultural Geography 21 (1): 25-44.
  • Richardson, L. & Bissell, D. (2019) 'Geographies of digital skill.' Geoforum 99: 278-286.
  • Richardson, L. (2018) 'Feminist geographies of digital work.' Progress in Human Geography 42 (2): 244-263.
  • Richardson, L. (2017) 'Sharing as a postwork style: digital work and the co-working office.' Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 10 (2): 297–310.
  • Richardson, L. (2016) 'Sharing knowledge: performing co-production in collaborative artistic work.' Environment and Planning A 48: 2256-2271.
  • Richardson, L. (2013) 'Working at the ambivalence of race: ethnomimesis and the cancellation of St Paul's Carnival.' Social and Cultural Geography 14(6): 710-730.

Economy and culture

Lizzie's research foregrounding the politics of definition of work has led to an interest in the differentiated performances and performativity of “the economy".

  • Richardson, L. & Cockayne, D. (forthcoming) 'Queering the future of work.' In (eds.) MacLeavy, H. & Pitts, H. The Routledge Handbook on the Future of Work.
  • Richardson, L. (2019) 'Culturalisation and devices: what is culture in cultural economy?' Journal of Cultural Economy 12: 228-241.
  • Richardson, L. (2015) 'Performing the sharing economy.' Geoforum 67: 121-129.

Technology and space

The question of technologies in work definition has resulted in a concern with the role of technology in constituting space and reciprocally with how spatial practices shape technology.
  • Richardson, L. (2020) 'Coordinating the city: platforms as flexible spatial arrangements.' Urban Geography 41 (3), 458-461.
  • Richardson, L. (2020) 'Platforms, markets and contingent calculation: the flexible arrangement of the delivered meal.' Antipode 52 (3), 619-636.
  • Cockayne, D. & Richardson, L. (2017) 'Queering code/space: the co-production of socio-sexual codes and digital technologies.' Gender, Place and Culture 24 (11), 1642-1658.

Journal articles

  • Richardson, L. (2024) 'Automated office infrastructures and the valuation of work.' Environment and Planning D: Society and Space. [online first]
  • Richardson, L. (2023) 'How is the platform a workplace? Moving from sites to infrastructure.' Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. [online first]
  • Richardson, L. (2022) 'Queer urban theories.' Dialogues in Human Geography 1-4.
  • Richardson, L. (2022) 'Digital work: where is the urban workplace and why does it matter?' Geography 107: 79-84.
  • Richardson, L. (2022) '(De)constructing gender with office technology: from typewriter to productivity apps.' Technique&Culture.
  • Richardson, L. (2021) 'Coordinating office space: digital technologies and the platformization of work.' Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 39 (2), 347-365.
  • Richardson, L. (2020) 'Meal delivery logistics and the agencies of distribution in urban economies of food provision in the UK.' Articulo: journal of urban research 21.
  • Richardson, L. (2020) 'Coordinating the city: platforms as flexible spatial arrangements.' Urban Geography 41 (3), 458-461.
  • Richardson, L. (2020) 'Platforms, markets and contingent calculation: the flexible arrangement of the delivered meal.' Antipode 52 (3), 619-636.
  • Richardson, L. & Bissell, D. (2019) 'Geographies of digital skill.' Geoforum 99: 278-286.
  • Richardson, L. (2019) 'Culturalisation and devices: what is culture in cultural economy?' Journal of Cultural Economy 12: 228-241.
  • Richardson, L. & Thieme, T. (2018) 'Planning working futures: precarious work through carceral space.' Social and Cultural Geography [online early]
  • Richardson, L. (2018) 'Feminist geographies of digital work.' Progress in Human Geography 42 (2): 244-263.
  • Cockayne, D. & Richardson, L. (2017) 'Introduction: a queer theory of software studies: software theories, queer studies.' Gender, Place and Culture.
  • Cockayne, D. & Richardson, L. (2017) 'Queering code/space: the co-production of socio-sexual codes and digital technologies.' Gender, Place and Culture
  • Richardson, L. (2017) 'Sharing as a postwork style: digital work and the co-working office.' Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 10 (2): 297–310.
  • Richardson, L. (2016) 'Sharing knowledge: performing co-production in collaborative artistic work.' Environment and Planning A 48: 2256-2271.
  • Richardson, L. (2015) 'Performing the sharing economy.' Geoforum 67: 121-129.
  • Richardson, L. (2013) 'Working at the ambivalence of race: ethnomimesis and the cancellation of St Paul's Carnival.' Social and Cultural Geography 14(6): 710-730.

Book chapters

  • Richardson, L. & Cockayne, D. (forthcoming) 'Queering the future of work.' In (eds.) MacLeavy, H. & Pitts, H. The Routledge Handbook on the Future of Work.
  • Richardson, L. (forthcoming) 'Workplaces of the future.' In Johns, J. and Hall, S. M. (eds.) Contemporary Economic Geographies: inspiring, critical and plural perspectives. Bristol: Bristol University Press.
  • Richardson, L. (2021) 'Urban consumption, markets and platforms as flexible spatial arrangements.' In Hodson et al (eds.) Urban platforms and the future city. London: Routledge.
  • Cockayne, D. & Richardson, L. (2020) 'Digital feminism.' In International Encyclopedia of Human Geography (2nd Edition)
  • Richardson, L. (2019) 'Digital and platform economies.' In International Encyclopedia of Human Geography (2nd Edition)
  • Richardson, L. (2019) 'Deliveroo'. In eds. Graham, M. Mattern, Shaw, J. & Kitchin, R. How to Run a City Like a Corporation and other Fables
  • Cockayne, D. & Richardson, L. (2019) 'The Queer Times of Internet Infrastructure and Digital Systems.' In (eds) Nash, C. & Gorman-Murray, A. The Geographies of Digital Sexuality. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Richardson, L. (2018) 'Sharing Economy' in Ash, J. Kitchin, R. Leszczynski, A. (Eds.) Digital Geographies. London: Sage, 200-209.
  • Richardson, L. (2015) 'Theatrical translations: the performative production of diaspora.' in Mavroudi, E. and Christou, A. (Eds.) Dismantling Diasporas London: Ashgate, 15-28.

Book reviews

  • Richardson, L. (2022) 'Digital work in the planetary market' edited by Mark Graham and Fabian Ferrari & 'The digital factory' by Moritz Altenried. Antipode online.
  • Richardson, L. (2021) 'Glitch feminism: a manifesto' by Legacy Rusell. Gender, Place and Culture.
  • Richardson, L. (2020) 'Prison Land: mapping carceral power across neoliberal America' by Brett Story. Social and Cultural Geography.
  • Richardson, L. (2019) Book review symposium for James Ash's Phase Media in Annals of the Association of American Geographers.
  • Richardson, L. (2017) 'Creativity' by Harriet Hawkins. Cultural geographies

Informationen zu aktuelle Lehrveranstaltungen finden sich im Vorlesungsverzeichnis.

Geographies of work

Lizzie's research has primarily examined how work constitutes different geographies and how geography makes a difference to definitions and practices of work. The research focuses on the contingent production of space in working activity, which enables forms of work definition and differentiation that involve diverse politics and agencies.

  • Richardson, L. (2023) 'How is the platform a workplace? Moving from sites to infrastructure.' Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. [online first]
  • Richardson, L. (2021) 'Coordinating office space: digital technologies and the platformization of work.' Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 39 (2): 347-365.
  • Richardson, L. & Thieme, T. (2020) 'Planning working futures: precarious work through carceral space.' Social and Cultural Geography 21 (1): 25-44.
  • Richardson, L. & Bissell, D. (2019) 'Geographies of digital skill.' Geoforum 99: 278-286.
  • Richardson, L. (2018) 'Feminist geographies of digital work.' Progress in Human Geography 42 (2): 244-263.
  • Richardson, L. (2017) 'Sharing as a postwork style: digital work and the co-working office.' Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 10 (2): 297–310.
  • Richardson, L. (2016) 'Sharing knowledge: performing co-production in collaborative artistic work.' Environment and Planning A 48: 2256-2271.
  • Richardson, L. (2013) 'Working at the ambivalence of race: ethnomimesis and the cancellation of St Paul's Carnival.' Social and Cultural Geography 14(6): 710-730.

Economy and culture

Lizzie's research foregrounding the politics of definition of work has led to an interest in the differentiated performances and performativity of “the economy".

  • Richardson, L. & Cockayne, D. (forthcoming) 'Queering the future of work.' In (eds.) MacLeavy, H. & Pitts, H. The Routledge Handbook on the Future of Work.
  • Richardson, L. (2019) 'Culturalisation and devices: what is culture in cultural economy?' Journal of Cultural Economy 12: 228-241.
  • Richardson, L. (2015) 'Performing the sharing economy.' Geoforum 67: 121-129.

Technology and space

The question of technologies in work definition has resulted in a concern with the role of technology in constituting space and reciprocally with how spatial practices shape technology.
  • Richardson, L. (2020) 'Coordinating the city: platforms as flexible spatial arrangements.' Urban Geography 41 (3), 458-461.
  • Richardson, L. (2020) 'Platforms, markets and contingent calculation: the flexible arrangement of the delivered meal.' Antipode 52 (3), 619-636.
  • Cockayne, D. & Richardson, L. (2017) 'Queering code/space: the co-production of socio-sexual codes and digital technologies.' Gender, Place and Culture 24 (11), 1642-1658.

Journal articles

  • Richardson, L. (2024) 'Automated office infrastructures and the valuation of work.' Environment and Planning D: Society and Space. [online first]
  • Richardson, L. (2023) 'How is the platform a workplace? Moving from sites to infrastructure.' Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. [online first]
  • Richardson, L. (2022) 'Queer urban theories.' Dialogues in Human Geography 1-4.
  • Richardson, L. (2022) 'Digital work: where is the urban workplace and why does it matter?' Geography 107: 79-84.
  • Richardson, L. (2022) '(De)constructing gender with office technology: from typewriter to productivity apps.' Technique&Culture.
  • Richardson, L. (2021) 'Coordinating office space: digital technologies and the platformization of work.' Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 39 (2), 347-365.
  • Richardson, L. (2020) 'Meal delivery logistics and the agencies of distribution in urban economies of food provision in the UK.' Articulo: journal of urban research 21.
  • Richardson, L. (2020) 'Coordinating the city: platforms as flexible spatial arrangements.' Urban Geography 41 (3), 458-461.
  • Richardson, L. (2020) 'Platforms, markets and contingent calculation: the flexible arrangement of the delivered meal.' Antipode 52 (3), 619-636.
  • Richardson, L. & Bissell, D. (2019) 'Geographies of digital skill.' Geoforum 99: 278-286.
  • Richardson, L. (2019) 'Culturalisation and devices: what is culture in cultural economy?' Journal of Cultural Economy 12: 228-241.
  • Richardson, L. & Thieme, T. (2018) 'Planning working futures: precarious work through carceral space.' Social and Cultural Geography [online early]
  • Richardson, L. (2018) 'Feminist geographies of digital work.' Progress in Human Geography 42 (2): 244-263.
  • Cockayne, D. & Richardson, L. (2017) 'Introduction: a queer theory of software studies: software theories, queer studies.' Gender, Place and Culture.
  • Cockayne, D. & Richardson, L. (2017) 'Queering code/space: the co-production of socio-sexual codes and digital technologies.' Gender, Place and Culture
  • Richardson, L. (2017) 'Sharing as a postwork style: digital work and the co-working office.' Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 10 (2): 297–310.
  • Richardson, L. (2016) 'Sharing knowledge: performing co-production in collaborative artistic work.' Environment and Planning A 48: 2256-2271.
  • Richardson, L. (2015) 'Performing the sharing economy.' Geoforum 67: 121-129.
  • Richardson, L. (2013) 'Working at the ambivalence of race: ethnomimesis and the cancellation of St Paul's Carnival.' Social and Cultural Geography 14(6): 710-730.

Book chapters

  • Richardson, L. & Cockayne, D. (forthcoming) 'Queering the future of work.' In (eds.) MacLeavy, H. & Pitts, H. The Routledge Handbook on the Future of Work.
  • Richardson, L. (forthcoming) 'Workplaces of the future.' In Johns, J. and Hall, S. M. (eds.) Contemporary Economic Geographies: inspiring, critical and plural perspectives. Bristol: Bristol University Press.
  • Richardson, L. (2021) 'Urban consumption, markets and platforms as flexible spatial arrangements.' In Hodson et al (eds.) Urban platforms and the future city. London: Routledge.
  • Cockayne, D. & Richardson, L. (2020) 'Digital feminism.' In International Encyclopedia of Human Geography (2nd Edition)
  • Richardson, L. (2019) 'Digital and platform economies.' In International Encyclopedia of Human Geography (2nd Edition)
  • Richardson, L. (2019) 'Deliveroo'. In eds. Graham, M. Mattern, Shaw, J. & Kitchin, R. How to Run a City Like a Corporation and other Fables
  • Cockayne, D. & Richardson, L. (2019) 'The Queer Times of Internet Infrastructure and Digital Systems.' In (eds) Nash, C. & Gorman-Murray, A. The Geographies of Digital Sexuality. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Richardson, L. (2018) 'Sharing Economy' in Ash, J. Kitchin, R. Leszczynski, A. (Eds.) Digital Geographies. London: Sage, 200-209.
  • Richardson, L. (2015) 'Theatrical translations: the performative production of diaspora.' in Mavroudi, E. and Christou, A. (Eds.) Dismantling Diasporas London: Ashgate, 15-28.

Book reviews

  • Richardson, L. (2022) 'Digital work in the planetary market' edited by Mark Graham and Fabian Ferrari & 'The digital factory' by Moritz Altenried. Antipode online.
  • Richardson, L. (2021) 'Glitch feminism: a manifesto' by Legacy Rusell. Gender, Place and Culture.
  • Richardson, L. (2020) 'Prison Land: mapping carceral power across neoliberal America' by Brett Story. Social and Cultural Geography.
  • Richardson, L. (2019) Book review symposium for James Ash's Phase Media in Annals of the Association of American Geographers.
  • Richardson, L. (2017) 'Creativity' by Harriet Hawkins. Cultural geographies

Informationen zu aktuelle Lehrveranstaltungen finden sich im Vorlesungsverzeichnis.

Kontakt

Institut für Humangeographie
Fachbereich Geowissenschaften/Geographie
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
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Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 6
60623 Frankfurt am Main

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