The Flaneur [Paperback]

Timely and original, this collection of essays from the leading figures in their fields throws new and valuable light on the significance and future of fl?nerie. The fl?neuris usually identified as the man of the crowd of Edgar Allen Poe and Charles Baudelaire, and as one of the heroes of Walter Benjamins Arcades Project. The fl?neurs activities of strolling and loitering are mentioned increasingly frequently in sociology, cultural studies and art history, but rarely is the debate developed further. The Fl?neuris the first book to develop the debate beyond Baudelaire and Benjamin, and to push it in unexpected and exciting directions.

1. Introduction Keith Tester  2. The Fl?neurOn and Off the Streets of Paris Priscilla Parkhurst Ferguson  3. The Fl?neur: From Spectator to Representation Bruce Mazlish  4. Fancy Footwork: Walter Benjamins Notes on Fl?nerie Rob Shields  5. The Fl?neurin Social Theory David Frisby  6. The Artist and the Fl?neur: Rodin, Rilke and Gwen John in Paris Janet Wolff  7. Desert Spectacular Zygmunt Bauman  8. Digesting the Modern Diet: Gastor-porn, Fast Food and Panic Eating Barry Smart  9. The Hopeless Game of Fl?nerie Stefan Morawski