ABSTRACT

It is increasingly acknowledged that an analysis of emotions is necessary to fully understand the social world, and recent research on transport, travel and mobilities has begun to consider the gendered nature of public and personal life in relation to this sphere.   The focus of this multidisciplinary and auto/biographical volume is the emotional relationship that individuals and groups have with different means of travel. Attention is given to a variety of travel experiences, including travelling in trains, planes, cars, buses and ships, as well as biking, cycling, running and walking, from the perspective of travellers and those who earn their living in assisting these experiences of others. Imaginary travel and the relationships between art and travel are also considered.   Adopting innovative approaches to experiential material ranging from personal memories to empirical research, Gendered Journeys, Mobile Emotions opens up and illuminates an interdisciplinary debate about the gendered, emotive and emotional nature of travelling.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

Planning the Journey – Theoretical Background

chapter |14 pages

Gender and Travel

Mobilizing New Perspectives on the Past

chapter |8 pages

Introduction

Moving Off – Autobiographical Perspectives

chapter |4 pages

‘Inside Out'

Walking a Community Art Journey

chapter |4 pages

Rural Life on Ynys Môn 1

Journeys Made and Unmade

chapter |4 pages

Road Rage

chapter |4 pages

Learning to Fly

chapter |4 pages

Born to be Wild?

chapter |4 pages

No Ticket to Ride

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

Working on the Move

chapter |12 pages

‘Caring for the Poor Souls'

Inter-war Seafaring Women and their Pity for Passengers

chapter |12 pages

When Being at Work isn't Work

Airline Cabin Crew, Emotional Labour and Travel

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

Making the Journey - Travel and Travellers

chapter |12 pages

Long Live the ‘Velorution'! 1

Cycling, Gender and Emotions

chapter |12 pages

‘Women and Young Girls Dare not Travel Alone'

The Dangers of Sexual Encounters on Victorian Railways