Article ID: CBB612392559

Place Making in Transit: Literary Interventions at the Airport and in the Underground (March 2021)

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Abstract Spaces of transit and transportation are often thought of as one-dimensional and as defined by their functionality and rationality, but recent literary texts challenge such preconceptions by representing those spaces as multidimensional and meaningful. In this article, we examine literature through the lens of place making, seeking to understand in what ways literary representations are involved in renegotiations of transit space. Addressing two generic spaces of transit—the underground and the airport—we analyze a body of texts generated through initiatives relating to the London Underground and Heathrow Airport respectively. Arguing that literature contributes to a processual understanding of place, we conclude that literary texts should be considered as instances of place making, and thus deserve serious consideration in research.

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Authors & Contributors
Loukaitou-Sideris, Anastasia
Karel Martens
Andrey Vozyanov
David Bissell
Taylor, Jack
Victor Márquez
Concepts
Mobility
Technoscience; science and technology studies
Transportation
Airports
Local transit
Literature
Time Periods
21st century
20th century
20th century, late
19th century
18th century
Places
United States
Europe
Great Britain
Africa
Heathrow Airport
Taipei, Taiwan
Institutions
Heathrow Airport
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