The Reputation of a Woman: Female (Self) Authorship, Journaling, and the Rise of the Epistolary Novel
“Remember, my dear Evelina, nothing is so delicate as the reputation of a woman; it is at once the most beautiful and most brittle of...
Female (self) authorship, Jane Eyre and Foucault
Foucault begins the essay “What Is an Author?” by stating that “author,” a “notion” whose very “coming into being” constitutes the “privileged moment of individualization...
How-to self-care at court: 1540-1619 Edition
The Discourse, practical instructions one might find in a self-care listicle on the Internet today (“6 easy steps to succeed at court!”), is flanked by...
Othello and the Drama of Basic Cable: A Lesson Plan
Preface: Playwrights and journalists tell stories; reality is for the courts to decide. The question of OJ's guilt or innocence will be tested by various...