Papers by Dr. Chris Potter
This article examines a selection of interwar period travel literature based around motorcycling.... more This article examines a selection of interwar period travel literature based around motorcycling. The journeys take place during a period of colonialism and through areas often part of either the British Empire or other European colonies. Amongst the themes are self-reliance, determination in the face of difficult situations and a motorcycling slant on ethnography, with the machine often becomes a means for social interaction with the local population. The subjects taking part in the five books are all of European extraction, mainly British or American, but with two Austrian adventures, Reisch and Tichy, to provide a further contrast of attitudes. There is also an opportunity to explore gender differences in motorcycle travel as three of the riders are female. Socio-economic and psychological reasons for embarking upon such ventures are examined, as are how the riders cope with the journeys at their various stages, and utilise the various colonial networks to their advantage.
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