ABSTRACT
Traveling Bodies: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Traveling as an Embodied Practice explores the central role the body has in and for traveling and thus complements and expands upon existing research in travel studies with new perspectives on and insights in the entanglement of bodies and traveling. The case studies assembled in this volume discuss a variety of traveling practices, experiences, and media with chapters featuring Asian, American, and European historical and contemporary perspectives. Truly interdisciplinary in its approach, the volume identifies and examines diverse literary, historical and cultural texts, contexts, and modes in which traveling and the body intersect, including ‘classic’ travelogues, (new) media (e.g., film, digital travel apps), surf culture, and travel-inspired tattoos. The contributions offer various avenues for further research, not only for scholars working with body theory and travel (writing), but also for anyone interested in the intersections of literature, culture, media, and embodied practices of traveling.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|50 pages
The Body as Concept and Metaphor
chapter 2|17 pages
The Scientist-Traveler and the Woman-as-Land
part II|56 pages
Other Bodies
chapter 5|17 pages
Beasts on Board
chapter 6|15 pages
Mary Wollstonecraft and the Body of Her Letters, or
part III|58 pages
Crossing Borders
chapter 8|20 pages
“My Condition Gets Worse Day by Day” 1
chapter 9|17 pages
“The ‘Food Question’ Is Said to Be the Most Important One for All Travelers”
part IV|74 pages
Mobility, Perception, Experience
