{"product_id":"drivetime-literary-excursions-in-automotive-consciousness-paperback","title":"Drivetime: Literary Excursions in Automotive Consciousness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLynne Pearce\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEngages literary texts in order to theorise the distinctive cognitive and affective experiences of driving\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat sorts of things do we think about when we're driving - or being driven - in a car? \u003cem\u003eDrivetime\u003c\/em\u003e seeks to answer this question by drawing upon a rich archive of British and American texts from 'the motoring century' (1900-2000), paying particular attention to the way in which the practice of driving shapes and structures our thinking. While recent sociological and psychological research has helped explain how drivers are able to think about 'other things' while performing such a complex task, little attention has, as yet, been paid to the form these cognitive and affective journeys take. Pearce uses her close readings of literary texts - ranging from early twentieth-century motoring periodicals, Modernist and inter-war fiction, American 'road-trip' classics, and autobiography - in order to model different types of 'driving-event' and, by extension, the car's use as a means of phenomenological encounter, escape from memory, meditation, problem-solving and daydreaming.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings Humanities-based perspectives to bear upon topical debates in automobilities research \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces a new concept for understanding our journeys made my car by focusing on the driver's automotive consciousness rather than utility\/function \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMakes use of auto-ethnography to explore and theorise automotive consciousness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws upon a rich archive of literary texts from across the twentieth-century including original research into unknown writers featured in the early twentieth-century texts\/motoring periodicals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e*APPROVED* PPC spine 16mm, 274 x 368mm. 'This landmark book traces the emergence of automotive consciousness, combining auto-ethnographic reflection, literary analysis and cultural theory to examine the unfolding of the 'driving-event' in the twentieth century. Drawing upon literary theory, cultural studies, human geography, psychology and sociology, it is an important addition to the inter-disciplinary field of mobility studies.' Peter Merriman, Aberystwyth University What sorts of things do we think about when we're driving - or being driven? Drivetime seeks to answer this question by drawing upon a rich archive of British and American texts from 'the motoring century' (1900-2000), paying particular attention to the way in which the practice of driving shapes and structures our thinking. While recent sociological and psychological research has helped explain how drivers are able to think about other things while performing this complex task, little attention has, as yet, been paid to the form these cognitive and affective journeys take. Pearce uses her close readings of literary texts - ranging from early twentieth-century motoring periodicals, Modernist and inter-war fiction, American 'road-trip' classics and autobiography - in order to model different types of 'driving-event' and, by extension, the car's use as a means of phenomenological encounter, escape from memory, meditation, problem-solving and daydreaming. Lynne Pearce is Professor of Literary Theory in the Department of English and Creative Writing at Lancaster University and Director for the Humanities at the Centre for Mobilities Research (CeMoRe).She has published widely in the field of literary and cultural theory and women's writing Cover image: Slow, 1972, Gerd Winner Cover design: [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-0-7486-9084-8 Barcode\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLynne Pearce is Professor of Literary Theory and Women's Writing at the University of Lancaster. She has published widely in the field of literary and cultural theory, with particular interests in: feminist reader-theory (\u003ci\u003eWoman\/Image\/Text\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), \u003ci\u003eReading Dialogics\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), \u003ci\u003eFeminism and the Politics of Reading\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003eThe Rhetorics of Feminism\u003c\/i\u003e (1997); romance theory (\u003ci\u003eRomance Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, 2007); and mobilities research (\u003ci\u003eDevolving Identities\u003c\/i\u003e (ed.) (2000), \u003ci\u003ePostcolonial Manchester\u003c\/i\u003e (co-authored: 2013) \u003ci\u003eDrivetime\u003c\/i\u003e (2016). She is also Director of Humanities at the Centre for Mobilities Research, Lancaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51807525372192,"sku":"9781474431460","price":58.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/142110eff850da6c03c6751d39981d4c.webp?v=1780934199","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/drivetime-literary-excursions-in-automotive-consciousness-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}