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The Death of the Author: Postmodern Reading Aporias (Part II)
Another article in the series exploring contemporary literary theory and online literacy.
The Death of the Author: Postmodern Reading Aporias (Part I)
A Derridean view leading the series of articles exploring reading online.
Gaps in Perception: Feminist Reading Responses
Following the previous three articles which began to discuss the idea of reading responses vis-a-vis postmodern and hypertextual fictions, this essay develops the idea of feminist reading responses. In turn, this step will allow forthcoming articles to consider, in a more focused way, the implications of postmodern and hypertext reading.
Reader Response and Hypertext – Part III
The third part in a series exploring reader response theories and hypertext.
Reader Response and Hypertext – Part III
The third part in a series exploring reader response theories and hypertext.
Reader Response and Hypertext – Part II
The second part of a series of articles looking at Reader Response theories and Hypertext.
Introduction to Reader Response Theory and Hypertext
An introduction to reader response theories and hypertext which will be explored further in ensuing articles.
Narrative Cartography - Mapping the Fragmented Self: Ghost City as Representation of Identity
The Third Section of the Re-Presentation of Mimesis Saga. A look at Jody Zellen's Ghost City
Re-Presenting Mimesis Part 2 - A Case Study
The second part of a series exploring multi-mimesis at work in Wendy Battin's Schoen Tell.
(Re)presenting Mimesis – sisemiM gnitneserp(eR)
A Re-evaluation of mimesis in terms of contempory hypertext fiction. How does the theory of mimesis change when it encounters hypertextual fictions?
Performing Subjectivities: Multi-Mimesis in These Waves of Girls
The second part of an article theorising a revisioning of mimesis - MULTI-MIMESIS - in terms of contemporary women-authored hyperfictions, specifically Caitlyn Fisher's These Waves of Girls.
Representing Realities - Towards a Feminist Hyperfiction Mimesis
Part One of a two-part article considering a revisioning of mimesis. After a brief introduction this article describes a contemporary vision of a feminist online mimesis. Part Two will examine a hyperfiction vis-a-vis this critical outline.
To Subvert or Not to Subvert: Philosophising Postmodern Parody
Linda Hutcheon takes issue with Fredrick Jameson’s melancholic view that postmodernism parody offers little room for subversion by examining parody as offering a site for political polemic.
Postmodernism: Multiplicty, Hybridity, and Duplicity
What is postmodernism…really? Well, that is an interesting question with no single answer. That’s one of the basic premises of postmodernism; not only does it privilege multiplicity but it resists definition too.
Derrida's Deconstructive Turn
A basic overview of Derrida's literary deconstruction.