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Psychogeography / Merlin Coverley.

By: Publication details: Harpenden : Pocket Essentials, 2010.Edition: New edDescription: 157 pages ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781842433478
  • 1842433474
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Contents:
London and the Visionary Tradition; Paris and the Rise of the Flâneur; Guy Debord and the Situationist International; Psychogeography Today; Psychogeographical Groups, Organisations & Websites; Bibliography & Further Reading.
Summary: The term ""psychogeography"" is used to illustrate a bewildering array of ideas, from ley lines and the occult to urban walking and political radicalism?where does it come from and what exactly does it mean? Psychogeography is the point where psychology and geography meet in assessing the emotional and behavioral impact of urban space. The relationship between a city and its inhabitants is measured firstly through an imaginative and literary response, secondly on foot through walking the city. This creates a tradition of the writer as walker and has both.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
Book Book CGLAS Library Red 155.91 COV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 03350

Includes bibliographical references and index.

London and the Visionary Tradition; Paris and the Rise of the Flâneur; Guy Debord and the Situationist International; Psychogeography Today; Psychogeographical Groups, Organisations & Websites; Bibliography & Further Reading.

The term ""psychogeography"" is used to illustrate a bewildering array of ideas, from ley lines and the occult to urban walking and political radicalism?where does it come from and what exactly does it mean? Psychogeography is the point where psychology and geography meet in assessing the emotional and behavioral impact of urban space. The relationship between a city and its inhabitants is measured firstly through an imaginative and literary response, secondly on foot through walking the city. This creates a tradition of the writer as walker and has both.