Shelve Under: Flâneur

*"The more I have walked, the more I have discovered that there's more to walk and understand."* -Shawn Micallef, Toronto Star columnist and noted flâneur Christina and Mike talk about what it takes to be a flâneur and why they love exploring the city. Then Christina talks to Toronto Star columnist Shawn Micallef about what he learns during his six-hour strolls throughout the city. Then discover some new walks that start at library branches. Books, articles, resources and websites mentioned in this episode: Toronto Guerrilla Gardeners Toronto Public Space Committee Spacing Magazine Stroll: Psychogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto by Shawn Micallef Wanderlust: a History of Walking by Rebecca Solnit Accidental Parkland directed by Dan Berman Accidental City: the Transformation of Toronto by Robert Fulford Toronto Food Policy Council Thorncliffe Park Women's Committee The Lonely Planet Guide to Experimental Travel by Rachael Antony House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski Tenements, Towers & Trash : an Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City by Julia Wertz Read episode transcript Your hosts: Christina, Mike, Jason, and Wendy Contact us at shelveunder@torontopubliclibrary.ca

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Shelve Under: Flâneur is an episode from Shelve Under: Podcast by Toronto Public Library.

This episode is 00:46:40 long.

This episode was published on Jul 25, 2019.

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