Anyone read about this new bus tour of the Times Square area, The Ride, wherein costumed actors in place on the street enact scenes from New York City’s past for passengers aboard a custom-made vehicle with stadium seating? The New York Times‘ account of it is pretty incredible. And as far as mediated explorations of the city with overlapping historical narratives are concerned, it seems to be in a class all its own (although, come to think of it, Rory’s Conflux project sounds somewhat similar). I know we don’t have any field trips planned for the rest of the semester, but…

“The Ride”: The City as Performative, Time-Traveling Theme Park

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  • 1 shannon wrote:

    Thanks, Ben! Jesse Shapins told us after class on Wednesday night that there’s an interesting connection between this project and his Yellow Arrow project. If you’re interested, we could talk about this in class.

    And I’d totally be up for getting tickets, if anyone else is interested. Uh, wait: it’s $59, “off peak.” Maybe not.

    October 24, 2010 at 8:14 pm Permalink