New Directions in Flanerie

<p>This book distinguishes itself from previous scholarship by offering an inclusive and comprehensive treatment of urban walking from 1800 to the present. Divided into three sections—geography, genius, and gender—the introduction establishes the origins of the <i>flâneur</i> and <i>flâneuse</i> in early foundational texts and explores later works that reimagine <i>flânerie</i> in terms of these same three themes. </p><p></p><p>The volume’s contributors provide new and global perspectives on urban walking practices through their treatment of a variety of genres (literature, film, journalism, autobiography, epistolary correspondence, photography, fashion, music, digital media) and regions (Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East). </p><p></p><p>This volume theorizes well-known urban characters like the idler, lounger, dandy, <i>badaud</i>, <i>promeneuse</i>, shopper, collector, and detective and also proposes new iterations of the <i>flâneur/flâneuse</i> as fashion model, <i>gaucho</i>, cruiser, musician, vampire, postcolonial activist, video game avatar and gamer.</p>