The End of Airports

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Christopher Schaberg - The End of Airports Goodreads If air travel was once the bold future, it has now settled into a mundane, on-going present. We no longer expect romantic experiences or sublime views, but just hope that we get from here to there with minimal hassle. In The End of Airports, Christopher Schaberg suggests that even as the epoch of flight approaches a threshold of banality, there are still mysteries to be unraveled around our aircraft and airfields. Drawing from his own experiences working at an airport, as well as interpreting these spaces from the perspective of a cultural critic, Schaberg explores the secret lives of jet bridges, seating areas, concourses, and tarmac vehicles, showing how the ordinary objects of flight call for wonder and inquiry. The End of Airports is not an obituary–it's more like an ode to terminals in the digital age.Contents: Acknowledgments Points of Departure Part One: Work    Cross-Utilized Agent    Checking In    Seatback Pockets    Pictures    Meal Kits    Tetris    No Longer New    Tom    FOD    Trouble    Creatures    Burnout    Flight Privileges    Stranded    Strange Flights    Code Red    Stickers    Jeff Bridges    Night Shifts    Cog    Six Years Later Part Two: Travel    Droning    Seats    BAE 146    DC-9    Boeing 737    Dreamliner    Weather    Jet Bridges    Viral    Pillows    Delayed    Observation    Return    Outlets    Terminal Bibliiography Index Format: EPUB Length: 232 pages Published: 2015 by Bloomsbury Academic ISBN: 1501305506