Different routes, other places

February 18, 2018

Cultural landscapes, as Christian Norberg-Shulz, writes in his influential text, Genius-Loci: Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture, consist not only of settlements – from houses and farms to villages and towns – but also the ‘paths’ that connect the places we live. In combination these two things transform nature into a cultural landscape.

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Possible Worlds is the website of John Scanlan, a cultural historian and analyst. More.

‘The road has long been one of the most evocative cultural motifs in popular music. In Easy Riders, Rolling Stones John Scanlan provides a fascinating account of the emerging relationship between music and movement, from its origins in the pre-war Mississippi Delta to its deafening denouement in the rock shows of the 1970s.’ — Matthew Gandy, Professor of Geography, University of Cambridge‘A wonderfully evocative musical odyssey.’ — The GuardianEditions: Reaktion (UK), 2015 University of Chicago Press (US), 2015 — ‘The road has long been one of the most evocative cultural motifs in popular music. In *Easy Riders, Rolling Stones* John Scanlan provides a fascinating account of the emerging relationship between music and movement, from its origins in the pre-war Mississippi Delta to its deafening denouement in the rock shows of the 1970s.’ — Matthew Gandy, *Professor of Geography, University of Cambridge*
‘A wonderfully evocative musical odyssey.’ — *The Guardian*
*Editions:*
Reaktion (UK), 2015
University of Chicago Press (US), 2015

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