Myka Tucker-Abramson

In this engaging discussion, Myka Tucker-Abramson, an Associate Professor of American Literature at the University of Warwick, dives into her book on the road novel, questioning its typical portrayal as a nostalgic genre. She explores how the road novel challenges notions of U.S. hegemony, connecting it to global contexts from Eastern Europe to Palestine. Tucker-Abramson also critiques car culture's implications on colonialism and capitalism, revealing the genre's dual nature of both critiquing and reinforcing socio-political issues.