This course looks at the role objects play not only for the content and storyline of literary texts but at how they shape the means and manner of representation. Students will learn about "thing theory" as well as about the narrative qualities of collecting objects. We are then going to closely look at literary texts in which objects are the engine of narrative and representation.
Books to buy and read: Leanne Shapton Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion and Jewelry and Lorna Crozier The Book of Marvels: A Compendium of Everyday Things. All other texts will be provided on Moodle. |
