Today’s installment in our book club discussion comes from long-time friend-of-the-blog Sunny Stalter, an associate professor in the English Department at Auburn University. Her research examines technology in American literature and culture. Her book, Underground Movements: Modern Culture on the New York City Subway, will be published by the University of Massachusetts this fall. Follow her on Twitter: @slstalter.
*Spoiler alert*: those who have not read Open City should be warned that I discuss its one major plot twist throughout this post.
Cultural historians of the city like to talk about the split between different spatial perspectives taken by recorders of urban life: David L. Pike distinguishes the
Any of our old students reading this will recognize the view-from-above v view-from-the-street dynamic from my opening gambit in WNY. The view from the 110th floor segues into my bit on the walk down Broadway. Miss u, WNY.