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The Nut File
No full textThe Nut File is a hybrid genre book that contains original as well as appropriated material – Obituaries, weird memos, hard news, and micro-fictions, all coming together to capture the story of a world trying to make sense of itself
À vos marques, prêts, partez ! Les défis et opportunités du marché de l’emploi universitaire contemporain
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Writing a Better Ending: How Feminist Utopian Literature Subverts Patriarchy
No full textThis article explores the historic role of dystopian and feminist utopian fiction in upholding or supplanting capitalist, patriarchal dominance hierarchies. Here, I will examine the following: the persistence and popularity of dystopias; the political and cultural trends that have influenced them; the reasons why feminist writers have typically excluded men from their utopian visions; the sexual objectification of women in dystopias; and the utopian/dystopian parallax. I will discuss the need for feminist writers to envision inclusive alternate futures that propose realistic, cooperative societies that counter prevailing dystopian models. This can be achieved by dismantling and reconstructing our present reality through the act of changing the stories that we tell ourselves
Elizabeth Bishop: A Miracle for Breakfast
No full textIn 1977, Megan Marshall, was part of the last “verse-writing” class at Harvard, taught by the celebrated 20th century poet, Elizabeth Bishop. After learning about a trove of letters following the death of Bishop’s close friend, Alice Methfessel, Marshall was determined to write this biography, portraying the life and career of Elizabeth Bishop. This biography highlights the struggles, tragedies, and love that influenced the poets such as her father’s death her mother’s hospitalization for mental illness, the constant shuttling between her maternal and paternal grandparents, struggles with alcoholism, and her love life. Marshall brings the reader through Bishop’s maturation as a writer, her relationships with other writers, and her many affairs. Marshall also analyzes Bishop’s poems such as “Song for the Rainy Season,” “In the Waiting Room,” and “ A Miracle for Breakfast”. This biography paints the picture of Bishop that commemorates her achievements, but does not ignore her flaws
Storied Bars of New York: Where Literary Luminaries Go to Drink
No full textThis book celebrates an era of time gone by in New York City through historical and photographic accounts of the best literary pubs, cocktail bars, and taverns. Every chapter profiles an influential bar or tavern, the clientele, recipes of the signature drink served there, collected quotes from the literary luminaries, and magazine excerpts from their time of prominence