Soul City Wandering by Frank Molloy
The aim of Soul City Wandering is to guide individuals towards embracing their urban environment by encouraging interaction between time, place and emotion, or engagement with a journey. As such, Soul City Wandering is a gateway into the world of psychogeography, a comparatively modern label for the act of experiencing your surroundings on a sensory level. The model is London. A city so complex, crowded and consuming, that it's easy to feel disoriented, disenchanted and disconnected. Fusing history, music and poetry, the author invites readers to rediscover the capital, its streets, its structures, and its soul. The main 'pilgrimage' is an easily navigable route combining walking and public transport. It links twelve highly evocative places and uses lyrical expression to amplify a sensory perception of the city. This book is not about 'hidden London'. Most of the locations are well-known. They have been selected because they have a strong 'synergy'. That is, spaces where the interaction of multiple agents or events produces an effect greater than the sum of their individual significance. Two further models of this concept are included. Both are London-themed but a little more compact: 'Romancing the British Museum' is an exploration of that institution's influence on poetry, while 'Ghosts of Swinging London' is a jaunt around Soho, focusing on its impact on rock 'n' roll. In addition, hints and tips have been added to help readers create their own experiences.
Frank Molloy is a London-born journalist, producer, guide and author. A writer on the city's history and culture, he lectures at various institutions including the Museum of London and the National Portrait Gallery. Frank studied production at the London College of Printing, journalism at St Martin's College, guiding at Imperial College, City University and Westminster University, and London history (MA) at Birkbeck, University of London. Frank is a professional guide officially registered with the British Tourist Guide Institute of which he is an accredited examiner. In 2006 he was awarded the highest professional qualification in the tour sector, the Blue Badge. In 2007 he qualified as a City of London Guide, and in 2020 he qualified as a City of Westminster Guide. Frank has lectured for the James Joyce Society in Dublin (as producer of the official classical soundtrack to Ulysses), the Institute of Tour Guides training programmes, and delivered a series of talks on the 'Swinging 60s' for the National Portrait Gallery in London. Frank's expertise stretches from history, art and literature (writing on these subjects as a journalist), to music, pubs and football (he has worked within the professional game and is a member of the Football Writers' Association). Soul City Wandering is Frank Molloy's first book.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781789631296 |
| ISBN 10 | 1789631297 |
| Title | Soul City Wandering |
| Author | Frank Molloy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The Choir Press |
| Year published | 2020-09-30 |
| Number of pages | 220 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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