It seems that the emergently popular world of electronic literature has provided readers with a possible solution to this issue of control. Interactive fiction provides the reader with something they never really had with print: agency. Take, for example, a work like Emily Short’s Galatea. This work is written entirely in second person, a formContinue reading “Control and Character: Defining a New Subject in Galatea (Part 2 of 2)”
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Control and Character: Defining a New Subject in Galatea (Part 1 of 2)
David Sedaris, the author of such acclaimed collections as Me Talk Pretty One Day and When You Are Engulfed in Flames, was quoted during an interview with the Louisville Courier-Journal as saying, “Writing gives you the illusion of control, and then you realize it’s just an illusion, that people are going to bring their ownContinue reading “Control and Character: Defining a New Subject in Galatea (Part 1 of 2)”
Inspiration – Truth and Point of View in a Cold Quiet Country
There are some branches of philosophy which insist that a person’s reality, i.e. what is and is not ‘true’, is defined very much by their individual perspectives. Depending on one’s point of view, shooting a deer during hunting season for sport might be an acceptable form of recreation; or it might be the cold-blooded murderContinue reading “Inspiration – Truth and Point of View in a Cold Quiet Country”
Feminism and the Figure of the Fembot (Part 7 of 7)
VII. The Fembot and Humanity’s Future: Conclusion American feminist and activist Susan Brownmiller once said that “Women are all female impersonators to some degree” (“Feminization”). Judith Butler would certainly agree with this statement. Butler, when read through a feminist point of view, argues that the socially acceptable persona of femininity is completely constructed for theContinue reading “Feminism and the Figure of the Fembot (Part 7 of 7)”
Inspiration – Classic Storytelling with Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien’s three-novel series, The Lord of the Rings, is perhaps his best known and most well-loved work, with The Hobbit, the prequel novel, coming in at a close second. When Peter Jackson, a relatively new director on the Hollywood scene, announced that he was directing, writing, and producing a film version of the books,Continue reading “Inspiration – Classic Storytelling with Lord of the Rings”