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Watching As The World Turns: Performance, Everyday Life, and the Self in the Novels of David Foster Wallace
No full textThis thesis examines manifestations of performance in the novels of David
Foster Wallace. It argues that as Wallace engages with the theme of
performance he concurrently addresses the related topics of everyday life and the self. Taking key theories of performance from the discipline of
performance studies and applying these to an analysis of Wallace’s novels, this thesis demonstrates how the views of everyday life and the self presented by Wallace are predicated on performance and uncertainty. It first compares Wallace’s view of the everyday with theories put forward by Henri Lefebvre and Guy Debord. Wallace’s view of the self is then outlined, primarily through close readings of how choice, boredom, rituals, and masks are presented in Wallace’s novels, alongside comparisons of his work with two further theorists of the everyday, Raoul Vaneigem and Erving Goffman. The thesis concludes by examining how Wallace presents audiences within his novels, suggesting that he often uses performance situations to articulate his thoughts on the relationship between the self and the other, before calling for further interdisciplinary research into Wallace’s writing
Wallace (Idaho), O.W.R & N., 1913 [06]
No full textImage of people standing alongside train tracks by Wallace Northern Pacific Depot. Caption on front: """"Potter accident - O.W.R.&N., Wallace"""
Wallace (Idaho), O.W.R & N., 1913 [04]
No full textImage of people standing alongside train tracks by Wallace Northern Pacific Depot. Caption on front: """"Potter accident - O.W.R.&N., Wallace"""
Wallace and Priscilla Nagao wedding party, including Madie Yasuda, Lily Shino, Priscilla and Wallace Nagao, Wallace Doi.
No full textPhoto from the wedding of Wallace Nagao and Priscilla Yasuda, including Wallace Doi (next to Wallace Nagao) and other friends and relatives
Wallace (Idaho), O.W.R & N., 1913 [02]
No full textClose-up of a man standing next to some Oregon, Washington Railroad & Navigation Company tracks. Caption on front: O.W.R. and N. Accident Case, 1913 Edge of Wallace""""
Wallace (Idaho), O.W.R & N., 1913 [07]
No full textImage of two men standing by the N.P. Depot with a grocery store in the background. Caption on front: """"O.W.R. and N. Railroad, Wallace taken by N.P. depot (Potter Accident)""""
Wallace (Idaho), O.W.R & N., 1913 [05]
No full textClose-up of a man standing next to some Oregon, Washington Railroad & Navigation Company tracks, with another man in the distance. O.W.R. and N. Accident Case, 1913 Edge of Wallace""""
Wallace (Idaho), O.W.R & N., 1913 [01]
No full textOregon, Washington Railroad & Navigation Company accident photograph. This distant view shows snow covered tracks with two men standing to the left side. Caption on front: """"O.W.R. and N. Accident Case, 1913 Edge of Wallace""""
Portrait of Wallace Doi.
No full textPhoto of Wallace Doi, a Japanese-American from Hawaii who served as a soldier during World War I
George Yasuda and Wallace Nagao.
No full textPhoto of George Yasuda and Wallace Nagao, Japanese American friends of Mary (Murakami) Doi
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