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intro to lit theory

Authorship: Barthes, Death of the Author; Foucault, What is an Author?

Formalism: Eichenbaum, The Theory of the “Formal Method”;  Brooks, from The Well Wrought Urn: Studies in the Structure of Poetry

Structuralism: Saussure, Course in General Linguistics ; Barthes, from Mythologies

Psychoanalysis: Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams; Lacan, The Mirror Stage & The Significance of the Phallus

Ideology: Althusser, Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses; Foucault, Truth and Power

Feminism & Queer: Sedgwick, from Between Men; Cixous, The Laugh of the Medusa; Wittig, One Is Not Born a Woman; Butler, Gender Trouble

Deconstruction: Derrida, from Of Grammatology;

Postcolonial: Fanon, from The Wretched of the Earth; Spivak, Can the Subaltern Speak?

Cultural Materialism: Adorno & Horkheimer, The Culture Industry: Enlightenment as Mass Deception; Williams, Base and Superstructure in Marxist Cultural Theory  

these are about 2/3 of the readings for my intro to lit theory course, if you’ve ever wondered what one studies on such courses, the links lead to free pdfs  

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me: *about to cry*

friend: are u ok?

me: of course i am!!!! im 100% fine wow how about you?? if you need anyone to talk to, im here for you!!!

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What I thought reading as an English major would be: Ah, let me relax under this tree in a warm sweater and read this classic piece of literature.

What reading as an English major actually is: I have two days to read this 500 page novel about a bunch of horrible people who I think are all cheating on each other but I'm not sure because this writing style is nearly incomprehensible.

[johnnylists]

10 Captivating Short Stories Everyone Should Read

1. The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell – The story of a big game hunter finding himself stranded on an island and becoming the hunted.

2. The Last Question by Isaac Asimov – A question is posed to a supercomputer that does not get answered until the end days of man.

3. The Last Answer by Isaac Asimov – A man passes away and has a conversation with the Voice in the afterlife.

4. The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman – A collection of journal entries written by a woman whose physician husband has confined her to the upstairs bedroom of the house.

5. The Lottery by Shirley Jackson – The story of one small town’s ritual know only as “the lottery.”

6. Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway – A couple has a tension-filled conversation at a train station in Spain.

7. All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury – A group of schoolchildren live on Venus where the Sun is visible for only two hours every seven years.

8. Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut – It is the year 2081, and all Americans are equal in every possible way.

9. The Monkey by Stephen King – The story of a cymbal-banging monkey toy that controls the lives around it.

10. We Can Get Them For You Wholesale by Neil Gaiman – A man named Peter searches the phone book for an assassin to kill his unfaithful fiancée.

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Alena Akhamadullina Spring 2016

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Selina Kyle’s apartment in Batman Returns (1992)

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modern ✖ fresh ✖ fashion

[psych-quotes]

A healthy relationship is one where two independent people just make a deal that they will help make the other person the best version of themselves.

Unknown (via nonelikejesus)

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magic pouch

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Y do u do this sigh

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my entire academic career

me: I should have done this earlier

me: [sweats nervously]

[sparklesandpretending]

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*favourite person to talk to goes to bed* brain: haha fucker its me and you now

[ay-parcamm]

When I say I love you, it has nothing to do with me. I love who you are, what you do, how you try. I’ve seen your kindness and your strength. I’ve seen your weaknesses and your worst. I’ve seen you at your lowest point, your miserable, pitiful, sorrowful and shamed. I’ve seen you at your most vulnerable. And I understand with perfect clarity who you are. I remember when you asked me why I still love a “monster” like you, I started laughing; You just couldn’t see how heartbreakingly human you are.

I loved you at your worst (via ahu-gozlum)

[cinnamontoastcrises]

Being a nice person is so fun

Waiter messes something up? You can see the relief on their faces when you don’t scream and swear at them about it

Extra tickets at an arcade/prize place? Watch a little kid’s face light up when you give them a bunch of tickets

There are too many assholes in this world. Be a nice person.

[grlmmjow]

‘I Don’t Know What I Did But It Worked’ — A thrilling story about my academic life

[lowopacityelrond]

‘It is not working right now and I don’t know what to do’ - the sequel that no one asked for

[niqabisinparis]

me: *reading academic text*

me: wtf u sayin lmao but i dig ur vibe imma keep reading