Literary Theory
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The Shape of Beckett’s Waiting
I recently recovered a first-semester graduate paper of mine about Samuel Beckett’s play Waiting for Godot.…
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“Laughing with a Mouth of Blood”: St. Vincent’s Gothic Grotesque
Many of St. Vincent’s songs, videos, and stage acts use grotesque scenarios and images to examine…
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“A Woman with an Attitude”: Male and Female Gothic and Siouxsie and the Banshees
Notably, the [1976 Thames Television interview with the Sex Pistols] also showcases Siouxsie’s measured response, one…
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New Site Redesign
I’ve changed the title of this website to “The Philosophy of Contemporary Song” to better reflect…
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Are Women in Rock Also Women in Romanticism?
So we must speak of Romanticisms in music as well, not just Romanticism, and the individuality…