Errant Bodies, Mobility, and Political Resistance

Blair, Gregory

This book explores a type of wandering referred to as “errant bodies.” This form of wandering is intentional, without specific destination, and operates as a means of resistance against hegemonic forms of power and cultural prescriptions. Beginning with an examination of the character and particulars of being an errant body, the book investigates historical errant bodies including Ancient Greek Cynics, Punks, Baudelaire, Situationists, Earhart, Kerouac, Fuller, Baudrillard, Hamish Fulton, and Keri Smith. Being an errant body means stepping to the side of dominant culture, creating a potential means of political resistance in the technologically driven twenty-first century.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Pivot

Publication Date: 2018-09-18

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783319957463

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-95747-0

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 106