In this thesis I examine the ideological mechanisms that work to constitute, construct, and maintain subject identity. Such mechanisms include repetition, performativity, identification, and interpellation. I incorporate ...
Throughout the course of this thesis, I argue that the prose of David Foster Wallace, specifically his posthumously published novel The Pale King, inhabits a middle ground between universal sincerity and the particulariz ...
The four stories and one essay within are linked by themes: love, sex,
truth, and music. Three of the stories are told by first person narrators who
are also musicians. In "Elementary Music," a young girl views her par ...
The Modern era, roughly the time between 1860-1930, brought about a
significant restructuring of artistic mediums. From the canvas to the page, artists of the
twentieth century turned towards collaboration as a means b ...
