Is walking a subversive act? For the authors of WAYS OF WALKING, it can be. Some walk across forbidden lines, violating laws to seek freedom. Some walk to bear witness to social injustice. Still others engage in a subtler subversion, violating the social norm of rapid, powered transportation to notice what fast travelers miss. WAYS OF WALKING brings together 26 writers who reflect on walks they have taken and what they have discovered along the way. Through walking, these authors become more attuned to the places they move across, more attentive to intricate ecologies and layered histories. and more connected to themselves as well. Their small steps of rebellion lead to unexpected discoveries.
Publisher: New Door Books
Publish Date: May 12, 2022
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Is walking a subversive act? For the authors of the new book Ways of Walking, it can be. A walk · listen · café broadcast live from Girona, during the International Encounters "Walking Arts and Relational Geographies" with the editor Ann de Forest and author Nathaniel Popkin opening a discussion about the subversive act of walking. Other authors Justin Coffin, Kabria Rogers, and Kalela Williams, all contributing to the book above, will be joining in from Philadelphia.
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