A Post-Phenomenological Exploration of Walking: Technology from The Highlands to the High Street Part 1 Dissertation 2021 Harvey Warren University of Reading | UK Walking is an experience inherent to humanity, yet it constantly changes as we transform our bodies and world with technology. We walk in shoes, on paved ground, following signs, wearing clothes, carrying mobile phones in pockets. We barely notice many of these technologies, although they undoubtedly affect our experiences of walking. This dissertation is a study of these technologies, and their effects, on my personal experiences of walking.I have engaged in self-observation, writing accounts and making sketches in an attempt to capture some of the sights, sounds, and sensations of my walks. I have identified some of the complex arrangements of technology along the way, studying their roles in my experiences, and discussing them against an academic background.I question the current perspectives on walking by observing myself in rural and urban contexts. The introduction of technology into the study complicates the conventional. My accounts have revealed that technology is deeply ingrained in the places and ways I walk, and that wherever I walk, technologies are quietly mediating my experiences, be it in the Highlands or on the high street. Tutor(s) Oliver Froome-Lewis