The Pequod

About Me

This blog started as a record of my postgraduate life, as I did a PhD in English Literature at a UK University. Now teaching English part-time at two universities, I still comment on university life, whilst also keeping a Daily Diary of my reading.

Naturally, this blog reflects my interest in literature, and my research in science and culture. When not staring at books, I look down the viewfinder of my camera as a photographer. I also blog on politics and the environment.

This blog is written in a personal capacity, and any opinions or ideas expressed do not necessarily reflect those of any institutions or organisations to which I am affiliated.

You can find out more about me on the About This Site page.

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Online Text Databases and the Literary Canon

Electronic texts can disguise the categorical markers found in their physical counterparts, eliminating many of the paratextual features which position a work within a particular tradition of authorship and readership and enabling the new reader to approach with fewer preconceptions: with the bland egalitarianism of vanilla plain text, there is no such thing as a popular edition or a prestige hardback.

A Literary Theory of Toilets

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Seen on a toilet door in the gents' toilets of my esteemed university - next year's literary theory exam question:

Since writing on toilet walls is done neither for critical acclaim, nor financial rewards, it is the purest form of art. Discuss.

I'm actually rather proud that our institution produces such a high calibre of graffiti artist. Perhaps this could go forward as evidence of our Teaching Quality scores...?

Labels: graffiti, literary theory, Literature

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