Overview

Since the advent of train travel, railways have compressed space and crossed national boundaries to become transnational icons, evoking hope, dread, progress, or obsolescence in different cultural domains. Spanning five continents and a diverse range of contexts, this collection offers an unprecedentedly broad survey of global representations of trains. From experimental novels to Hollywood blockbusters, the works studied here chart fascinating routes across a remarkably varied cultural landscape.

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Author:   Benjamin Fraser ,  Steven D. Spalding
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
ISBN:  

9781789209181

ISBN 10:   1789209188
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   15 October 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Benjamin Fraser and Steven Spalding Chapter 1. The Railway Arts: Sound and Space Beyond Borders Aimee Boutin Chapter 1 Appendix Chapter 2. The Sonic Force of the Machine Ensemble: Transnational Objectification in Steve Reich's Different Trains (1988) Benjamin Fraser Chapter 3. A Genealogy of Apocalyptic Trains: Snowpiercer and Its Precursors in the Transnational Literature of Transport John D. Schwetman Chapter 4. Dangerous Borders: Modernization and the Gothic Mode in Horror Express (1972) and Howl (2015) Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns, and Juan Juve Chapter 5. Anachronism, Ambivalence, and (Trans)National Self-reference: Tracking the English Literary Chunnel from 1986 on Heather Joyce Chapter 6. Crossing Borders On and Beyond the Train in Joan of Arc of Mongolia (1989) Steven D. Spalding Chapter 7. The Cosmopolitan Writer: Exploring Representations on the Underground Railways of Buenos Aires and Paris through Julio Cortazar Dhan Zunino Singh Chapter 8. Literary Railway Bazaars: Transnational Discourses of Difference and Nostalgia in Contemporary India Abhishek Chatterjee Chapter 9. Memories of Trains and Trains of Memory: Journeys from Past-Futures to Present-Pasts in El Tren de la Memoria (2005) Araceli Masterson-Algar Chapter 10. Nord-Sud: The Parisian Metro and Transnational Avant-Garde Artistic Mobilities and Movements in Early Twentieth-Century Paris Scott D. Juall Conclusion: Mind the Gap Benjamin Fraser and Steven D. Spalding

Reviews

Using interdisciplinary methods, the stimulating essays in this collection consider the ways that a wide variety of cultural texts represent the experience of train travel across national borders. * Sunny Stalter-Pace, Auburn University A welcome addition to the growing scholarship on the cultural history of the railway, expanding the scope of inquiry geographically and culturally. All in all, a fascinating exploration of trains, cultures, nations, and passengers confronting borders, mobility, and migration. * Anna Despotopoulou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Author Information

Benjamin Fraser is Professor of Spanish in the College of Humanities at the University of Arizona. He is the founding editor of the Journal of Urban Cultural Studies and co-editor of Trains, Mobility and Culture (2012) and Trains, Literature and Culture (2012).

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