Christopher Schaberg

Christopher Schaberg is the Dorothy Harrell Brown Distinguished Professor of English at Loyola University New Orleans and the author of The End of Airports.

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The Mobile Dead Zone on Airplanes

Cell reception is bad after boarding because of the way airports are designed.
- Christopher Schaberg
- December 1, 2019
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

A World-Class Airport for the End of the World

New Orleans is building a state-of-the-art, billion-dollar terminal. But is it planning for a future doomed by climate change?
- Christopher Schaberg
- October 18, 2018
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The Jet Engine Is a Futuristic Technology Stuck in the Past

Rockets and turbofans have promised to realize dreams of transportation progress—for decades. An Object Lesson.
- Christopher Schaberg
- February 11, 2018
Christopher Schaberg

Mini Object Lesson: Why Attack Airports?
- Christopher Schaberg
- July 2, 2016
Christopher Schaberg

Mini Object Lesson: Gender in Flight
- Christopher Schaberg
- June 20, 2016
Christopher Schaberg

Mini Object Lesson: What Is a Snack?
- Christopher Schaberg
- April 30, 2016
Mini Object Lesson: The Season of Small Toys
- Christopher Schaberg
- March 19, 2016
Mini Object Lesson: The New Starman
- Christopher Schaberg
- February 13, 2016
Mini Object Lesson: Blue Apron and the Thing About Dinner
- Christopher Schaberg
- January 16, 2016
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Mini Object Lesson: The Gifts that Keep Giving
- Christopher Schaberg
- December 5, 2015
Mini Object Lesson: Fishing Shirt
- Christopher Schaberg
- October 10, 2015
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Mini Object Lesson: Consider the Lavatory
- Christopher Schaberg
- September 19, 2015
A Forgettable Passage to Flight

How the jet bridge distills air travel: an Object Lesson
- Christopher Schaberg
- September 5, 2013