Lauren Elkin
Five writers consider the pleasures of viewing a phenomenon or activity closely. As a 'flaneuse', Lauren Elkin has always examined the way people walk and what their gait tells us.
Five writers consider the pleasures of viewing a phenomenon or social activity closely:
Lauren Elkin reckons that the way people walk, their gait, is a signifier. It also tells us something about ourselves as we watch people file past us, the quick and the slow. And it makes her think of George Sand strolling Paris.
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- Tue 30 Jan 201822:45BBC Radio 3
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