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The end of airports / Christopher Schaberg.
Author
Schaberg, Christopher
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Format
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Language
English
Published/Created
New York, NY ; London : Bloomsbury Academic, An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc., 2016.
Description
x, 216 pages, 8 unnumered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
HE9797 .S33 2016
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Airports
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Summary note
"If air travel was once the bold future, it has now settled into a mundane, on-going present. We no longer expect romantic experiences or sublime views, but just hope that we get from here to there with minimal hassle. In The End of Airports, Christopher Schaberg suggests that even as the epoch of flight approaches a threshold of banality, there are still mysteries to be unraveled around our aircraft and airfields. Drawing from his own experiences working at an airport, as well as interpreting these spaces from the perspective of a cultural critic, Schaberg explores the secret lives of jet bridges, seating areas, concourses, and tarmac vehicles, showing how the ordinary objects of flight call for wonder and inquiry. The End of Airports is not an obituary-it's more like an ode to terminals in the digital age"-- Provided by publisher.
"A sequel and companion to the groundbreaking The Textual Life of Airports, The End of Airports combines critical theory, cultural studies, and media studies to encourage readers to think differently about contemporary air travel"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Machine generated contents note:
Prefaceaphorisms for airports1. Cross-Utilized Agent
2. Cog in the Machine
3. Checking In
4. Seatback Pockets
5. The Tug
6. Meal Kits
7. Tetrisaphorisms for airport work8. No Longer New
9. Tom
10. FOD
11. Creatures
12. Burnout
13. Flight Privileges
14. Stranded
15. Strange Flightsaphorisms for an age of security16. Code Red
17. Stickers
18. Jeff Bridges
19. Night on the Tarmac
20. Six Years Lateraphorisms for an age of new media21. Ubiquitous Droning
22. Sitting Still, Taking Time
23. Hangar to Grave
24. Conditions Beyond Control
25. Jet Bridges
26. All Systems Go
Coda: Return to Bozemanaphorisms for the end of airports
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Index.
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ISBN
9781501305504 ((hardback))
1501305506 ((hardback))
9781501305498 ((paperback))
1501305492 ((paperback))
LCCN
2015011085
OCLC
892700921
Other standard number
40025468841
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