I am a psychogeographer and historian of science. My current research is on the culturally-guided microgenesis of environment-related meaning in urban settings. I approach this process from a standpoint that bridges semiotically oriented cultural psychology and phenomenological humanistic geography. My empirical studies focus on walking in the city, and on modeling this process in controlled qualitative field experiments. My second major focus is the development, structure and metaphorical foundations of the concept of marginality. Finally, I write on the reception of ideas of the Chicago School in contemporary urban studies, particularly by the Los Angeles School. I am currently working on my Ph.D. dissertation with Dr. Jaan Valsiner at at the Department of Psychology, Clark University. I am also an Associated Researcher at the Centre for Fundamental Sociology, National Research University Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia.
An old presentation from 2006 nicely captures many things that I am fascinated with in urban life (and urban studies).
Nikita A. Kharlamov
Department of Psychology
Clark University
950 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610
USA
nkharlamov at clarku dot edu