This is a book about airport stories. It is about common narratives of airports that circulate in everyday life, and about the secret stories of airports the strange or hidden narratives that do not always fit into standard ideas of these in-between places. Tales of near disaster, endless delays, dramatic weather shifts, a lost bag that suddenly appears such stories are familiar accounts of a place that seems to thrive on and recycle its own mythologies.
"The Textual Life of Airports" shows how airports demand to be read. Working at the intersection of literary studies and cultural...
This is a book about airport stories. It is about common narratives of airports that circulate in everyday life, and about the secret stories of ai...
In Airplane Reading, Christopher Schaberg and Mark Yakich bring together a range of essays about air travel. Discerning and full of wonder, this prismatic collection features perspectives from a variety of writers, airline workers, and everyday travelers. At turns irreverent, philosophical, and earnest, each essay is a veritable journey in and of itself. And together, they illuminate the at once strange and ordinary world of flight. Contributors: Lisa Kay Adam Sarah Allison Jane Armstrong Thomas Beller Ian Bogost Alicia Catt Laura Cayouette Kim Chinquee Lucy Corin Douglas R. Dechow...
In Airplane Reading, Christopher Schaberg and Mark Yakich bring together a range of essays about air travel. Discerning and full of wonder, this prism...
