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Cartographies of Empire
The Road Novel and American Hegemony
Book • 2025
Myka Tucker-Abramson's 'Cartographies of Empire' offers a comprehensive analysis of the road novel genre, challenging conventional notions of its focus on American experiences.
The book examines over 140 road novels from various countries, revealing the genre's connection to US hegemony's global trajectory.
Tucker-Abramson uses materialist theories of genre and world-ecology to explore how the road novel both exposes and obscures the realities of capitalist modernization.
The analysis shifts focus from the car and individual narratives to the broader geopolitical context and the impact on those left behind.
The book ultimately remaps the road novel, highlighting its capacity for both revealing and concealing harsh truths.
The book examines over 140 road novels from various countries, revealing the genre's connection to US hegemony's global trajectory.
Tucker-Abramson uses materialist theories of genre and world-ecology to explore how the road novel both exposes and obscures the realities of capitalist modernization.
The analysis shifts focus from the car and individual narratives to the broader geopolitical context and the impact on those left behind.
The book ultimately remaps the road novel, highlighting its capacity for both revealing and concealing harsh truths.
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Miranda Melcher as the subject of the podcast episode, discussing the road novel genre.
Miranda Melcher as the subject of the podcast episode, discussing the road novel genre.
Myka Tucker-Abramson, "Cartographies of Empire: The Road Novel and American Hegemony" (Stanford UP, 2025)
