American Mobilities investigates representations of mobility - social, economic, geographic - in American film and literature during the Depression, WWII, and the early Cold War. With an emphasis on the dual meaning of "domestic," referring to both the family home and the nation, this study traces the important trope of mobility that runs through the "American" century. Juxtaposing canonical fiction with popular, and low-budget independent films with Classical Hollywood, Leyda brings the analytic tools of American cultural and literary studies to bear on an eclectic array of primary texts as she builds a case for the significance of mobility in the study of the United States.

About the Author
Julia Leyda is Visiting Professor in the Graduate School for North American Studies and a Fellow in the DFG Research Unit "Popular Seriality: Aesthetics and Practice" at the John F. Kennedy Institute, Freie Universitat Berlin. Her research interests include cuteness, the financialization of domestic space, and contemporary cli-fi.

Reviews
"Das Buch unterstreicht die Wichtigkeit, die Geschichte der Mobilitat im 20. Jahrhundert zu schreiben und diese Geschichte in die bestimmenden sozialstrukturellen Entwicklungen der Moderne einzuordnen. Dazu bietet die Studie ein breites Panorama wertvoller Anknupfungspunkte, nicht zuletzt durch ihre raumanalytischen Perspektiven." Dirk Thomaschke, H-Soz-u-Kult, 05.01.2017 Besprochen in: GMK-Newsletter, 4 (2016) The Chronicle, 30.09.2016



Book Information
ISBN 9783837634556
Author Julia Leyda
Format Paperback
Page Count 216
Imprint Transcript Verlag
Publisher Transcript Verlag
Weight(grams) 680g
Dimensions(mm) 23mm * 15mm * 2mm