Cyclogeography: Journeys of a London Bicycle Courier
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2015
Notting Hill Editions (Verlag)
978-1-907903-99-1 (ISBN)
Notting Hill Editions (Verlag)
978-1-907903-99-1 (ISBN)
Cyclogeography lifts the lid on the hidden world of Cycle Couriers, the 'solitary creatures of the underworld', and the strange or illicit contents of the parcels they deliver. Here Jon Day explores the extraordinary subculture of courier bicycle races including the Cycle Messenger World Championships and the Alleycat races.
Cyclogeography is an essay about the bicycle in the cultural imagination and a portrait of London seen from the saddle. The bicycle enables us to feel a landscape, rather than just see it, and in the great tradition of the psychogeographers, Day attempts to depart from the map and reclaim the streets of the city whilst exploring the relationship between bodies, bikes and geography.
Cyclogeography is an essay about the bicycle in the cultural imagination and a portrait of London seen from the saddle. The bicycle enables us to feel a landscape, rather than just see it, and in the great tradition of the psychogeographers, Day attempts to depart from the map and reclaim the streets of the city whilst exploring the relationship between bodies, bikes and geography.
Jon Day is a writer, academic and cyclist. He worked as a bicycle courier in London for several years, and is now a lecturer in English Literature at King's College London
- 1 Prologue -- 2 Circulation -- 3 Cartesian Centaurs -- 4 Race -- 5 Off the Map -- 6 On the Road -- 7 Coda: Breaking Away -- References -
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.7.2015 |
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Zusatzinfo | 8 PHOTOS AND MAPS |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 119 x 191 mm |
Gewicht | 209 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton |
ISBN-10 | 1-907903-99-2 / 1907903992 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-907903-99-1 / 9781907903991 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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