Adventure

What is the meaning of “adventure” as we enter the second decade of the 21st century, after a global pandemic, social and geopolitical calamities, and accelerating environmental catastrophes? What stories are humans telling about wilderness, remote destinations, and the most difficult thoughts thinkable? Adventure is a pinball assortment of unexpected encounters. Each chapter entertains a specific project, fantasy, or activity that dabbles with adventure-and runs into limits. Subjects range from Mars exploration, commercial space tourism, and SUV advertisements, to environmental literature, contemporary criticism, and cultural reckonings with the pressures of climate change. Taking a wide-angle view-at times personal, at others theoretical-Schaberg explores our ideas about adventure and their narrative, cultural, and philosophical underpinnings.